自じ身しん番ばん

noun

Edo-period guardhouse

Historical term for a guardhouse or watch station in Edo-period cities, where townspeople took turns keeping watch.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、自じ身しん番ばんは町まちの治ち安あんを守まもるために使つかわれた。

  In the Edo period, guardhouses were used to maintain public order in towns.