Japanese Addresses
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Uploaded by dereksivers on Nov 17, 2009
How Japanese addresses work, and other opposites, by Derek Sivers - http://sivers.org
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I never knew this till now thanks
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So what happens if building 3 on a block gets torn down. Does the replacement become No. 3?
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How ironic. Everything that happens to Americans (pearl harbor, 9/11), you get hurt in your ego. You become the greatest victims in all history and everyone is a terrorist. but if you do something similar or worse even, its okay. Throwing the nuclear bomb on Japan for instance.
I wonder what would happen if 9/11 was a nuclear attack.
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I love how the buildings are in number order then you can see how old or new they are :)
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14 people havent gotten over WWll
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Writing your address in Japan is also unbelievably logical. It goes from the largest thing (your 'ken', or state) to the smallest thing (your name). The zip code is written across the top of the envelope, or on top of everything. So you write: (ZIP CODE), Ken (state), City, Ward (neighborhood), Chome (district of ward) - Block - Building number, Apartment building name, Apartment number, Your name. Your address zooms in on you from an all-Japan view!
6 months ago 2
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i think i like japan's system is beter, it looks easy to understand, while i get all confused when i look at a bunch streets
6 months ago 2
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@RealityGameWorld i don't think its that hard of a system to follow. Just getting the writing down would be the most difficult I think. I think we have a harder time here in the US because some blocks can border multiple streets and therefore sometimes its hard to tell which street a building is on or the address is on.
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This is fascinating how different things can be in other cultures.
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brawnricecafe0000 1 year ago 32
i would not want to be a Mail-Man over there then.
RealityGameWorld 2 years ago 12