"Only a very few major avenues and throrughfares in Tokyo have names,
and even fewer Tokyoited know them. A Tokyo address instead is divided
into the post office zip code, the ku or city ward, the place name, a
chome subdivision, and numbers for the street and building (sometimes
with its own name).

A typical addres might be 2-7-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100.
The last number is the postal zip "Chiyoda-ku" means it is in the
Chiyoda ward, right in the heart of the city. Marunouchi is the
business district within Chiyoda-ku. The first "2" stands for 2-chome,
a subdivision of Marunochi legible on a detailed map. "7" is the
street and the last "2" is the building.

The system is eminently logical and clear to the mailman with an
imtimate knowledge of his small beat, but hopeless even for most
ordinary Tokyoites visiting a building for the first time. Shop
assistants are often unaware of what chome they are working in, and
residents frequently do not know the location of the next one.

If not commonly know, the best solution is to telephone your
destination beforehand to get explicit directions . . .taxi drivers
have maps with chome marked but may have to ask locals for more
detailed help."

American Express Travel Guide, 2nd Edition p. 28



---Francis Bourque <fbourque@abacom.com> wrote:

Richard Robinson a �crit:

I was reading several fanfics and noticed they always seem
to have trouble finding people (ex. Nodoka Saotome) based in
Tokyo  and no-one ever mentions using a phone book.
Is there some reason this wouldn't be practical or is it
just dramatic license? Could some one who has been in Japan
and speaks the language, answer this,Please.

I'm not from japam except:

Think!  Who is allway asked to find her ?

Answer: Nabiki

Why: Money, ...

Need more!!???!!

You can be sure that Nabiki look in the phone book a the very least...

Thank You

It's nothing!

Really ;)

Salut bien !

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