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Finding a street address
The street addresses in Japan can be very confusing. The city is divided into 23 wards (denoted by '-ku'), each with multiple '-chome' in them (like 'neighbourhood', but not always named with '-chome'). Each '-chome' can have several numbers - Nishi-Shinjuku(1), Nishi-Shinjuku(2), Nishi-Shinjuku(3), etc... and each '-chome' has multiple city blocks in them, simply numbered 1,2,3...
Buildings on each block are usually numbered 1,2,3..., but there seems no rule as to where the numbers start or end, so you might find the biggest, main building facing a huge intersection as the 'middle' of that block, and have to walk around it.
This City Atlas (ISBN 4-7700-2314-6) should be a must for residents of Tokyo, certainly English ones, as it clearly states the different areas, -ku's, -chome's, blocks, and marks subway lines, ward boundaries, streets (although not all named, because street addresses don't include the street name!), it notes MANY, MANY sites, offices, stores, parks, etc...
In the photo, I've circled/underlined ward Nishi-Shinjuku(1), and circled block #9 as samples. You can see the named buildings & sites, the purple areas are the underground subway stations, and the red is Shinjuku Train Station.
Nishi-Shinjuku
Nishi Shinjuku Sizzler
