Owl Police Box
池袋駅東口交番
An adorable birdlike police box in Tokyo, designed based on a Japanese play on words.

📜 A small building near Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo, designed to look distinctly like an owl.
🔍 Built in 2005, its design was inspired by local school children.

Why Go

🦉 Unique owl-shaped architecture
📸 Great photo opportunity
📍 Convenient meeting point near Ikebukuro Station
👮‍♂️ Safest meeting point, next to police officers

Tips

🚶‍♂️ Located at the East Exit of Ikebukuro Station, about a 1-minute walk.
💡 The owl design is a play on words: 'bukuro' sounds like 'fukurō' (owl) in Japanese.

Hours

🕒 Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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