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Japan - Streets

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The metropolitan regions of Tokyo and Osaka have fairly extensive expressway networks within their respective built-up areas. Surface-street patterns in Japanese cities are manifold, however, and often hamper the flow of traffic. Cities such as Kyoto and Nara still preserve the gridiron street pattern of the ancient Chinese city plan, though with modifications in built-up inner parts of the cities. In many rural areas as well, the ancient pattern of land division and the resultant road pattern take the rectangular gridiron form. Street names are not used in postal addresses (except for Kyoto and some Hokkaidō cities such as Sapporo), and most Japanese streets do not have names.
River, bridge and sidewalk in Otaru	Downtown Sapporo	Otaru street lamp
Street in Osaka