One of the first things you will notice when you come to Japan is that most streets have no names and building numbers have no order. It's not much of a problem if you are going to famous tourist attractions, but it's a big problem if you intend to drive here. In most parts of the world, the street name + building number system, such as "〇〇 Street No. 〇〇," which is the Western style, is common. It is fair to say that Japan is now the only country in the world that doesn't use this Western style. Foreign people might ask a passerby on a street in Japan, "What is the name of this street?" . The kind Japanese will reply, "This is No. 5 and over there is No. 8." Foreign people will point to the street on the map and will ask again, "No, it's not that, I am asking you the name of this street." In Japan, most streets don't have names. Streets are simply blank spaces between blocks. With the Japanese residential code, it is easy to ...