| In addition, watching out for fire was jishinban's another main responsibility and many jishinban-ya had their roofs equipped with a ladder (small fire watchtower called hinomi-yagura) and hansho (fire bell). |
また、火の番も重要な役割であり、自身番屋の多くには、屋根に梯子（小規模な火の見櫓）や半鐘が備えられていた。 |