Kurobeno Taiyo pastel its corrugated iron roof rusted

its corrugated iron roof rusted to deep ochre and orange beneath the sun

Beer Garden Thoroughfare at Pyrmont

Ferns and vines push through collapsed brickwork inside one of Waratah Park's derelict tourism-era structures

Part of the Seika Dormitory series

Conveyor Drive End at Wangi Wangi

Kurobeno Taiyo pastel its corrugated iron roof rustedWeathered buildings line a quiet road in Yubari, Hokkaido, their faded signs catching afternoon sun. The street sits within the broader commercial fabric of a city that once supported more than 100,000 residents at the peak of its coal industry. Yubari filed for fiscal rehabilitation in 2007, carrying debt of approximately 35. 3 billion yen, and its population has continued to fall in the years since. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.