[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Proposed Japan tagging/Places

[Sarah Hoffmann]

Hi,

On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 07:22:08PM +0900, gyotoku810 wrote:
> Definition: Usage of place=* in Japan
> This proposal revises the method of tagging neighbourhood place names in
> Japan, and defines the tagging method for place names that are not included
> in addresses.
> 
> Link to proposal:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_Japan_tagging/Places

The Google translation of the proposal is really bad. Apologies if
I misunderstand the details.

My main question is: will the proposal only affect city areas or
do you also plan to change tagging of place=town/village/hamlet
in the countryside?

Also, the place types for non-address places do not match with the
definitions that we currently have in OSM.

"place=borough" you define as "Commonly-used place names wider than cities,
towns, and villages.". In OSM, a borough is a part of a larger city. See
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:place%3Dborough
The examples given for place=borough should all be tagged as
place=region.

"place=hamlet" you define as "Commonly-used local place names.".
It is not clear, if you refer to a settlement here or to a generic
place, which might even be uninhabited.
In OSM, a hamlet is a small settlement of a handful of houses. A
uninhabited place would be place=locality.

Kind regards

Sarah