Nishoro Police Station holds opening ceremony for rebuilt Kotoni-Hondori police box.

The Sapporo Nishi Police Station is a modern police facility in the Nishi (“West”) Ward of Sapporo, Japan. It was established to serve the public safety needs of its local community, operating as a branch of the Hokkaido Prefectural Police.

The Kotoni-Hondori Police Box (交番, Kōban) is a small, neighborhood police station in the Kotoni area of Sapporo, Japan. These kōban are a fundamental part of Japan’s community-based policing system, designed to provide safety and assistance to local residents. While its specific history is not widely documented, the kōban system itself was established during the Meiji era to maintain close ties between police officers and their communities.