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A little worried "Koban" building @ Ginza
According to the Metropolitan Police Department's website, when the Metropolitan Police Department was established in 1874 (1874), a police box was established for the first time. At first, it was not accompanied by facilities, but it was designated as a place where police officers patrol on foot from the police station and turn on alternately. After that, a building was built at the police box, and is now called the police box.
One of the reasons for the good security in Japan is the existence of a system "police box" rooted in the community, which seems to have received high praise overseas. The Singapore Police dispatched senior candidates to Japan to experience them at the Tsukiji Police Station Sukiyabashi police box of the Metropolitan Police Department, and actively imported the police box. In addition, the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, etc. also import "police boxes".
In this blog post, we will introduce the building of the "Koban" in Ginza, which is a little worrisome, including the Sukiyabashi police box where senior candidates from Singapore Police trained on-site.
The waiting needle is an object Sukiyabashi police box
The building of Sukiyabashi Koban was completed in 1982 (Showa 57). Designed by Kazumasa Yamashita, who is known for his works such as "Home of the Face" in Kyoto (near Marutamachi Station) and is a pioneer of the so-called "design police box".
An object like a waiting needle attached to the ceiling of the roof was not well communicated in the Metropolitan Police Department to indicate that the roof decoration was attached at the time of the presentation of the design proposal. It is said that it was adopted and completed as it was. By the way, there are multiple lines in the sphere of the waiting needle as an object design.
Ginza 4-chome police box that blends into the cityscape
The building of Ginza 4-chome police box was completed in 1989. The location is Ginza 5-chome, but it is said to be Ginza 4-chome police box from the name of the intersection. A long and distinctive design that utilizes limited space. I think that it blends well into the cityscape of Ginza by making it a mirror all over.
The main pillar is the motif of Ginza 1-chome police box
The building of Ginza 1-chome police box was completed in 1984 (Showa 59). It is made of old Western-style bricks, and has the taste of Ginza brick street in the Meiji and Taisho eras. The characteristic roof design is thought to be the motif of the main pillar with gas lamps of Kyobashi in the Taisho era, which is preserved across the road.
Pluminous cylinder Ginza 8-chome police box
The building of Ginza 8-chome police box was completed in 1994. The design of the cylinder that runs from the top of the first floor to the third floor is interesting.
Each of the "Koban" buildings in Ginza are unique.