Postal codes A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

are 7-digit numeric codes using the format NNN-NNNN, where N is a digit. The first two digits refer to one of the 47

prefectures A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

(for example, 40 for the

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...

), the next digit for one of a set of adjacent cities in the prefecture (408 for

Hokuto, Yamanashi is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,888 in 21,332 households, and a population density of 78 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Hokuto is located in far northw ...

) the next two for a neighborhood and the last for a town or other subdivision (408-0301 to 408-0307 for the Mukawa-chō neighborhood in Hokuto).

External links

Japan Postal Code Lookup
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JapanPostalCode.netThe Complete List of Japan Zip Codes

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