横川幹部派出所, Inspector police box in Kirishima, Japan
Yokogawa Senior Police Box is a police box of the Kagoshima Prefectural Police's Kirishima Police Station, located in Nakano, Yokogawa-cho, Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Until 31 March 2020 it operated as Yokogawa Police Station, with jurisdiction over the Yokogawa and Makizono areas of Kirishima and over Yusui Town in Aira District. It has two subordinate posts, Kirishima Onsen and Makizono.
The facility operated as Yokogawa Police Station until 31 March 2020, when it was merged into the Kirishima Police Station and renamed Yokogawa Kambu Police Box on 1 April 2020. Until that date it had jurisdiction over the Yokogawa and Makizono areas of Kirishima and over Yusui in Aira District; Yusui was transferred to the Isa Yusui Police Station on the same day.
Local officers at the Yokogawa outpost participate in neighborhood safety programs and organize meetings with residents to discuss security matters.
The station serves as a place where residents can file reports and seek assistance with local safety matters. Keep in mind this is a working office with limited visiting hours for general inquiries.
Until 31 March 2020 the building was the Yokogawa Police Station, whose jurisdiction covered the Yokogawa and Makizono districts of Kirishima and the town of Yusui in Aira District. On 1 April 2020 it was merged into the Kirishima Police Station and renamed; Yusui was transferred to the Isayusui Police Station the same day.
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