Parts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_addressing#Address_parts
Postcode |
Prefecture (-ken/Tokyo-to/Hokkaido-do/Osaka-fu/Kyoto-fu) |
Municipality/city/special ward (-shi/-ku) |
Ward (-ku) |
Numbers (-choume, -ban, -gou) |
Addressee (name and/or room number) |
100-8994 |
Tokyo-to |
Chuo-ku |
Yaesu |
1-5-3 |
Tokyo Central Post Office |
451-0046 |
Aichi-ken |
Nagoya-shi |
Nishi-ku |
Ushijima-cho 2-10 (his place is a bit special) |
Mansion Freebell 1304 |
142-0041 |
Tokyo-to |
Shinagawa-ku |
Togoshi |
3-9-4 |
Cheznous 201 |
Ordering
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_addressing#Address_order
In Japanese, the address is written in order from largest unit to smallest, with the addressee's name last of all. For example, the address of the Tokyo Central Post Office is
〒100-8994 東京都中央区八重洲一丁目5番3号 東京中央郵便局 〒100-8994 Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Yaesu 1-Chōme 5-ban 3-gō Tōkyō Chūō Yūbin-kyoku
or
〒100-8994 東京都中央区八重洲1-5-3 東京中央郵便局 〒100-8994 Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Yaesu 1-5-3 Tōkyō Chūō Yūbin-kyoku
The order is reversed when writing in roman letters, to better suit Western conventions. The format recommended by Japan Post is:
Tokyo Central Post Office 5-3, Yaesu 1-Chome Chuo-ku, Tokyo 100-8994
In this address, Tokyo is the prefecture; Chuo-ku is one of the special wards; Yaesu 1-Chome is the name of the city district; and 5-3 is the city block and building number. In practice it is common for the chōme to be prefixed, as in Japanese, resulting in the somewhat shorter
Tokyo Central Post Office 1-5-3 Yaesu, Chuo-ku Tokyo 100-8994.