New Motomachi Police Box Opens in Sapporo, Aiming for Community Safety

Sapporo Higashi Police Station is a local police station located in the Higashi (East) ward of Sapporo, Japan. Like many police stations in Japan, it serves to maintain public safety and order in the community, handling everything from traffic control to criminal investigations. While not a major historical landmark, it is part of the broader development of Sapporo’s modern infrastructure, which expanded rapidly after the city was established in the late 19th century.

The Motomachi police box, located in the historic Motomachi district of Yokohama, Japan, is a small but iconic police station known for its distinctive Western-style architecture. Built in the early 20th century, it reflects the area’s history as a foreign settlement and survived the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Today, it serves as both a functional police post and a popular tourist photo spot, symbolizing the blend of Japanese and Western influences in the region.