The koban map symbol
On Japanese maps, a koban (police box) is shown as two crossed batons, “×”. A police station is the same × inside a circle. Koban and chūzai-sho both use the koban symbol (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan).
Koban or police station?
No circle: koban. Circle: police station. Both show crossed batons.
Finding a real one
The map on this site shows the nearest koban from where you are, with minutes on foot: 6,270 koban, 5,469 chūzai-sho and 1,340 police stations across Japan.
Nearest police box at popular places
Tokyo
- Shinjuku Station
- Kabukicho
- Shibuya Station
- Tokyo Station
- Ginza
- Asakusa (Senso-ji)
- Ueno Station
- Akihabara Station
- Ikebukuro Station
- Roppongi
Osaka
Kyoto
Nara
Fukuoka
Nagoya
Sapporo
Okinawa