Police station in Ueno Park, Tokyo, JAPAN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YONEYAMA
N 35° 42.919 E 139° 46.470
54S E 389150 N 3953065
This odd style building, designed by KUROKAWA Tetsuro +Design League, is a police station.
Waymark Code: WM607P
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Date Posted: 03/10/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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A Police station is called "Koban" in Japan. Nowadays, it is known to the other country and they dispatch some official to Japan to study this system.

This Police station was built in someday 1990. The d below (01/01) is not correct.

The image of "Forest" is the concept for this this shaped building.

There is an official website available (in Japanese only): (visit link)
Building Address:
4-53
UenoKoen
Taito-ku, Tokyo JAPAN
110-0007

Is it open to the general public?: yes

When was it built? (Approximate if you must.): 01/01/1990

What is the name of this building?: Dobutsuen mae Koban (Police station in front of Ueno Zoo)
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