Hsinchu post office successfully delivers package from Japan despite incomplete address

Post office staff in Zhudong, Hsinchu, were handed a tough challenge, when they received a package from Japan without a street name indicated in the recipient''s address. But thanks to some careful detective work by postal workers, a local high school student received his package, containing good-luck charms and stationery from his Japanese language teacher. For mail carriers who deal with mountains of letters and parcels each day, the last things they want to see are items without clear addresses. So when this package from Japan arrived in Hsinchu without any road on the label, it was a steep challenge for postal authorities to figure out the intended destination.Huang Song-tingZhudong Post OfficeThe address on the package only says No. 236 in Zhudong Township. There are many addresses with that number in Zhudong so I went to look up the recipient’s name. Since their name is pretty uncommon, I thought they would be relatively easier to find.A Japanese teacher sent the package to wish one of his students well, just like a scene from the Taiwanese blockbuster “Cape No. 7.” After carefully looking through Facebook for the addressee’s name, local post office staff finally confirmed the recipient’s identity and delivered the package successfully. Mail CarrierWhen I get a package, I always try to call the recipient first. I’ll see if there’s a telephone number, and if there isn’t one, it’s typically harder to deliver, and I would ask senior colleagues to see if anyone delivered to that address before.Mr. TsengPackage RecipientOf course I was thrilled to receive the package. I was happy to get the good wishes from my teacher and I really appreciate the hard work of the post office and the mail carriers.The recipient of the package, a Mr. Tseng, said he was thrilled to receive the good-luck charm from his Japanese teacher, and thanked post office staff for not giving up on finding him.