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		modeless 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yamanot.es: A music box of train station melodies ... In Japan house numbers are based on construction date rather than position along the street.

iggldiggl 3 months ago [–]

And streets don't automatically have names, and with a few exceptions addresses are always based on city blocks instead. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_addressing_system for a more complete explanation)

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