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May 24, 2016October 6, 2017 Clark Parker

Koban 1960s Tokyo directions

A police officer offers direction, in front of a Koban police box; 1960s Tokyo. See: Koban 交番: police boxes

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Salaryman in Tokyo interested in, among other things, history, architecture, urban planning, and energy policy. Follow me on Twitter @thetokyofiles or email me at thetokyofiles [at] gmail [dot] com View all posts by Clark Parker

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