Indication of residential address in Japan is usually expressed not by the street names which the building faces, but are expressed by the name of the town or aza (an administrative designation of small sections into which some of the rural districts of Japan are divided) where the building is located; however, indication of residential address with 'street names' is used exceptionally for the urban area of Kyoto.
日本における住所表示は、建物の面している道路名ではなく、建物が所在する町や字（あざ）の名をもって表記されるのが普通であるが、京都の市街地においては例外的に「通り名」を用いた住所表示が行われている。