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The past and present of the "Hadashi police box"

[Sam] August 6, 2010 14:30

    Current <Nishinakadori Regional Safety Center>       Former <Nishinakadori Police Box>

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The police box was built first, but it protruded from the sidewalk due to the expansion of the road, so Tsukishima's former "Nishinakadori police box" was known by local residents as "Hadashi police box".

One of the sergeant branch offices established by Kyobashi Tsukishima Police Station, the predecessor of Tsukishima Police Station around 1921. In 1926, it was rebuilt from wooden to reinforced concrete, and was active as the oldest active police box in the Metropolitan Police Department, but abolished in 2007. Currently, it has been reborn as a regional safety center.

The “Local Safety Center” means that local safety supporters are assigned during the daytime, mainly engaged in geographic guidance and community safety activities. By the way, the "Local Safety Center" is written on a blue light (the police box is a red light) and the name is written on a blue sign.

In 1874, the Metropolitan Police Department established a "police box" for the first time, but it is said that the name came from the police station to a specific place at that time and took turns. In 1881, a police box building was built and changed to the current form of working there.

In 1888, it was unified nationwide under the name of "punch box" and "posite", but the name of "police box" at the time of its establishment remained under the name "police box". In 1994, the official name was changed from "punch box" to "police box" because the name "police box" has become established among citizens today and can be used as it is in international language.

Police boxes are located in various parts of the city, and police officers work alternately.

 

    <River City Representative Office>

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Instead, this is Tsukuda's "River City Office" opened in 2002 as the first couple's office in Tokyo.

As a general rule, a police officer resides in the community with his family and engages in activities to protect local security.

A rapidly increasing population area where old streets and high-rise apartments live together. The reason of birth in response to the demands of the times. Currently, the third-generation police officer couple is stationed.  

 

     <Harumi Wharf Security Police Station>

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Established in 1991 as the "Harumi Wharf Dispatch Office", and started operation in 2007 as the "Harumi Wharf Security Dispatch Office".

"Security police stations" are police facilities installed at airports, embassies, various official residences, and gates of key personal residences.

The design integrated with the Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal is eye-catching.