Japanese Real Estate Glossary
Addresses & Finding Land

家屋番号

kaoku bangōかおくばんごう

Building number

The registry's identifier for a building, assigned when the building was first registered. It is usually based on the lot number of the land beneath it, but not always — condominium units, for example, are often numbered in the order they were sold. You need it to order a building's title record.

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