Title: Hera Japan Postcode Autofill for WooCommerce
Author: HeraPress
Published: <strong>October 4, 2026</strong>
Last modified: October 4, 2026

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# Hera Japan Postcode Autofill for WooCommerce

 By [HeraPress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/herapress/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hera-japan-postcode-autofill-for-woocommerce.1.0.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hera-japan-postcode-autofill-for-woocommerce/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hera-japan-postcode-autofill-for-woocommerce/#developers)

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## Description

Hera Japan Postcode Autofill for WooCommerce fills in the prefecture, city and street
of a Japanese address as soon as the customer types the 7-digit postcode. It works
on the Checkout block, on the classic checkout and on the address form under My 
account, for billing and shipping addresses alike.

This is an independent plugin, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by
WooCommerce or Automattic. WooCommerce is a trademark of Automattic Inc.

When the country of an address is Japan, WooCommerce already asks for the postcode
before the prefecture, city and street. A Japanese postcode settles most of what
comes after it, so the customer types seven digits and checks the result instead
of typing the address out. The plugin works for any store that ships to Japan, whatever
language the store itself uses.

**Features**

 * The prefecture (WooCommerce’s state field), the city and the street are filled
   in as soon as the seventh digit is typed.
 * Works with the Checkout block, the classic checkout and My account > Addresses.
 * Never overwrites a street the customer typed. When the postcode changes, the 
   prefecture and city follow it, and what the plugin filled in is cleared again
   if the postcode is no longer complete.
 * Accepts full-width digits such as １００－０００１ and rewrites them as 100-0001,
   the form WooCommerce accepts, as soon as all seven are in.
 * Fills in only what the postcode settles. A postcode shared by several towns leaves
   the street empty, and one shared by two cities leaves the city empty, instead
   of guessing.
 * Covers about 143,000 postcodes, including those Japan Post assigns to a single
   large business, which fill in the street number as well.
 * Acts only on addresses whose country is Japan. Addresses in other countries work
   as before.
 * Tells screen reader users when it has filled in an address.
 * Nothing to configure: no settings screen and no database tables.

**No external connections**

The postcode data ships inside the plugin, in one small file for each set of first
three digits. When a customer types a postcode, the browser loads that one file 
from your own site. Nothing is sent to Japan Post or to any other service, no remote
script is loaded, and the plugin stores nothing.

**Postcode data**

The data comes from the postcode files Japan Post publishes for addresses and for
large businesses, in the release of 30 September 2026. Japan Post states that it
does not claim copyright on this data and that anyone may redistribute it: https://
www.post.japanpost.jp/service/search/zipcode/download/utf-readme.html. Plugin updates
bring newer data, and the changelog names the release each version carries.

**Documentation**

The user guide is at [herapress.com/docs](https://herapress.com/docs/category/japan-postcode-autofill/).

### Support

Use the support forum on this plugin’s WordPress.org page. Please say which postcode
you typed, whether your store uses the Checkout block or the classic checkout, and
which WordPress and WooCommerce versions it runs.

## Screenshots

[⌊The Checkout block: the customer typed the postcode, and the prefecture, city 
and street were filled in.⌉⌊The Checkout block: the customer typed the postcode,
and the prefecture, city and street were filled in.⌉[

The Checkout block: the customer typed the postcode, and the prefecture, city and
street were filled in.

[⌊The classic checkout, with the billing address filled in from the postcode.⌉⌊The
classic checkout, with the billing address filled in from the postcode.⌉[

The classic checkout, with the billing address filled in from the postcode.

[⌊The address form under My account > Addresses, filled in the same way.⌉⌊The address
form under My account > Addresses, filled in the same way.⌉[

The address form under My account > Addresses, filled in the same way.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `hera-japan-postcode-autofill-for-woocommerce` folder to `/wp-content/
    plugins/`, or upload the zip via Plugins > Add Plugin > Upload Plugin (older WordPress
    versions call the menu item Add New Plugin).
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen. WooCommerce must be installed
    and active.
 3. There is nothing to set up. On the checkout, choose Japan as the country and type
    a postcode.

## FAQ

### Does it work with the Checkout block?

Yes. It works with the Checkout block, with the classic checkout made by the `[woocommerce_checkout]`
shortcode, and with the address form under My account > Addresses.

### Does it send my customers’ data anywhere?

No. The postcode data is part of the plugin and is loaded from your own site. The
plugin makes no external requests and stores nothing.

### My store is not in Japan. Can I use it?

Yes. The plugin acts whenever the country of an address is Japan, so any store that
ships to Japan can use it. Addresses in other countries are left to WooCommerce 
as before.

### Why is the address filled in in Japanese?

The plugin fills in Japan Post’s data, and Japan Post publishes addresses in Japanese.

### Why did the city or the street stay empty?

Some postcodes do not settle the whole address. One postcode can be shared by two
neighbouring cities, or by several towns in the same city. The plugin then fills
in only the part that is certain and leaves the rest for the customer to type.

### Why did the prefecture stay empty?

The prefecture is set in WooCommerce’s state field, by its WooCommerce code (JP01
to JP47). If the store has changed that field so it no longer lists the Japanese
prefectures, the plugin leaves it alone.

### A postcode is not recognized. Why?

Japan Post adds and retires postcodes every month. Each plugin version carries the
data of one Japan Post release, named in the changelog, so update the plugin to 
get newer data. An unknown postcode leaves the address fields for the customer to
fill in.

### What happens when I delete the plugin?

The plugin stores nothing in your database, so there is nothing to remove.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Hera Japan Postcode Autofill for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following
people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ HeraPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/herapress/)

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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release, with Japan Post’s postcode data of 30 September 2026.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **22 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [address](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/address/)[autofill](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/autofill/)
   [japan](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/japan/)[postcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/postcode/)
   [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
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## Contributors

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