House firehosepylon The building served the children

The building served the children of Chichibu Mine's workforce from 1952 until it closed in March 1984

Bare birch trees line the verge and snow patches remain on the asphalt

and explosives for the Royal Australian Navy

its rusted bars thick and unyielding against the deteriorating structure around it

House firehosepylon The building served the childrenA two storey timber house in Yubari, its upper storey wrapped in rusted corrugated steel and its lower walls shedding blue paint in long strips. Bare branches press against the facade; debris and broken timber collect at the front. The post war mining town vernacular that once housed tens of thousands across Hokkaido's Sorachi coalfields, now standing largely empty. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.