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Manseibashi Koban

By Muza-chan on Jun 23, 2009 | In History | Send feedback »

The approx 100 years old Suda-cho koban (police box), from the Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum, was built at the end of Meiji Period, at the foot of the Manseibashi in Kanda. It suffered severe damage in 1923, as a result of the Great Kanto Eartquake, but it was restored to it’s original state.

Police Box at the Mansei Bridge

After the earthquake, the koban lost his importance and was used as an office for traffic control officers. Finally, it was donated by the Metropolitan Police Department and it was moved to the Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum in one piece, using a trailer truck.

Police Box at the Mansei Bridge

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