Genkan Type:Unframed This shared facility served the

This shared facility served the Ogurawa settlement's workforce under Nitchitsu Co

Coal production ended in 1990

Peeling paint and industrial residue coat the walls of a space that once handled Holden aftersales work for Sydney's North Shore

the steam-driven plant once ran four Babcock and Wilcox boilers

When Yubari filed for fiscal rehabilitation in 2007

Genkan Type:Unframed This shared facility served theA genkan inside the Ogurawa settlement, a pair of shoes left on the step under a layer of dust, the entryway open to fading light. Company housing at Chichibu Mine served a community of workers and families who built their lives around the mine's fortunes. When metal extraction ceased in 1978, families began leaving; the last permanent resident departed in September 2006. Part of the Nichitsu Mining Village series.