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Kameari Station is a railway station on the Joban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).LinesThe station is served by the Joban Line.HistoryThe station opened on 17 May 1897.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 41,058 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).Surrounding areaThe koban located at the north entrance of the train station is known as a model of a koban in Osamu Akimoto's long-running manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. The police cartoon stages in Kameari area where the train station is situated. As a tribute to the cartoon, two statues of the officer Kankichi Ryotsu, the main character of the series, were placed near north and south entrances of the train station in 2006. Other statues of Kochi-Kame characters can be spotted in the surrounding area including Kameari Koen and are common photo spots for tourists.