#koban

[onyomugan34]

2024年12月31日15:47

[tanuki-kimono]

Adorably cheeky modern obi by KyoWakka inspired by folk hero Nezumi kozô, an Edo period Robin-hood-like folk hero actually named Nakamura Jirokichi.

The nickname Nezumi kozô lit. means "rat brat", but here the thief relieving the rich of their koban (oval gold coin) is... a cat!?

I love this design sooo much: the glowing lanterns of the party searching this phantom thief + the rat-shaped shadow are super cute details!

[nagoyish]

Some people swear by the power of strategically placed water bottles to deter cats. 🚰🐈‍⬛

猫除けのために置かれたペットボトル。💦🚓

[giapponetvb]

[boschintegral-photo]

Shimogyo Police Department 下京警察署 Shichijo Police Box 七条交番 Kyoto, Japan

[kappa-sama]

#NARUTO 他人とは思えない声がするね - なごみ景（かららい）のイラスト - pixiv

中の人つながり。サスケの中の人の圧倒的ネコキャラ率の高さよ。

[cotdfan]

Tsukiji Police Station Sukiyabashi Police Box (Tokyo, Japan) (the building on the cover of The Breastroke (1998)) photo credit: HAETAE

[pix4japan]

Neighborhood Police Box

A little old lady making her way past a typical urban police box (koban/交番) near Sakuragicho Station in central Yokohama, Japan. Note the police officer’s bicycle on the right, which has a little white box behind the bicycle seat for documents the officer will use when doing work on-site, including passing out parking tickets.

Although there are police stations like what you’d find in the West with administrative offices, jailing facilities, etc., most interactions with the police in Japan occur at your local koban, which are spread throughout the city and are often located in convenient areas where there is typically a lot of foot traffic.

The sign on this koban shows what police station has jurisdiction over this koban, and then lists the name of the koban: “Kanagawa Prefecture Isezaki Police Station” “Sakuragicho Station-Front Koban”

If you ever lose your wallet, bag, camera, etc., on a park bench, on the street, etc., please visit the local koban first. If the lost item is found by a Good Samaritan, this is where they will take your item in hopes of finding the owner.

Before the advent of cell phones with maps, I often used kobans to ask the police for help whenever I got lost and needed some directions in finding my way back home. I have also been fortunate to have my wallet returned to me by a stranger who turned it into the local koban.

Fujifilm X100V (23 mm) with 5% diffusion filter ISO 1250 for 1/160 sec. at ƒ/5.6 Classic Negative film simulation