Japanese addresses: No street names. Block numbers. 2009-06-22 I love learning something that flips my head upside down. So, let’s look at one of the coolest head-flippers I’ve found: Japanese addresses. Imagine you’re standing in Chicago and a Japanese man asks you, “What’s the name of this block?” Thinking you’ve misunderstood the question, you say, “This is Erie Street. We’re between Wabash Ave