Yoriki (police sergeant) under the control of the town magistrate and many of doshin were given their residence (which was like modern police quarters) in Hatchobori (Chuo Ward, Tokyo Prefecture), which was often used as a byword for doshin.
町奉行配下の与力と同心の多くは、八丁堀(東京都中央区)に屋敷を拝領し（いわば現代の警察官舎）、しばしば同心の代名詞とされた。