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A little worried "police box" building @ Ginza
According to the Metropolitan Police Department's website, when the Metropolitan Police Department was founded in 1874 (1874), a police box was established for the first time. Initially, it was not accompanied by a facility, but a police officer patroled on foot from the police station and was designated as a place to turn on. . After that, a building was built in the "police box" and is now called the "police box".
One of the reasons why Japan's security is good is the existence of a system "police box" rooted in the region, which seems to have been highly evaluated overseas. The Singapore Police dispatched senior candidates to Japan and actively imported "police boxes", such as experiencing them at the Tsukiji Police Station Sukiyabashi police box of the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition, the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, etc. also import "police boxes".
In this blog post, we will introduce the "Koban" building in Ginza, which is a little worrisome, including the Sukiyabashi police box where senior citizen of Singapore Police conducted on-the-job training.
The waiting needle is the object Sukiyabashi police box
The building of Sukiyabashi Koban was completed in 1982. It was designed by Kazumasa Yamashita, who is known for his works such as "Face House" in Kyoto (near Marutamachi Station on the subway), and is a pioneer of the so-called "design police box".
An object like a waiting needle attached to the top of the roof indicates that the roof was decorated at the time of presentation of the design proposal, so the waiting needle that was temporarily stuck was not transmitted well within the Metropolitan Police Department, so contrary to the intention of the author It is said that it was adopted and completed as it was. By the way, there are multiple lines in the spherical part of the waiting needle as an object design.
Ginza 4-chome police box that blends into the streets
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 based on the name of the intersection. An elongated and distinctive design that utilizes limited space. I think that it blends well into the cityscape of Ginza by making it entirely mirrored.
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 seems to be the motif of the main pillar with gas lamps from Kyobashi in the Taisho era, which is preserved opposite the road.
A cylindrical Ginza 8-chome police box
The building of Ginza 8-chome police box was completed in 1994. The design of the cylinder that penetrates from the top of the first floor to the third floor is interesting.
Each of the "Koban" buildings in Ginza is unique.