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> the lack of block numbers

This is another huge factor. Because of the unusual addressing system, GPS directions are even more valuable in Tokyo than in western cities. There are plenty of native Japanese who have resided in Tokyo all their lives who have really come to rely on GPS directions to get around since smartphones became common.



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