Hill View australia The canopy awning has buckled

The canopy awning has buckled under the weight of Yubari's winters

Forgotten desks sit under layers of dust

A piano stands on the floor of a disused room inside the former Family School Fureai building in Yubari

The quarry void at Hornsby Quarry drops away into darkness

its heavy frame and mechanisms intact after the works closed in August 1988

Hill View australia The canopy awning has buckledA residential street climbs the hillside in Yubari, Hokkaido, timber frame homes lining the road, their dark windows and faded cladding set against a grey winter sky. These dwellings were built to house mining families during the decades when Yubari supported a workforce of tens of thousands. Coal production ended in 1990, and the population has been falling ever since. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.