School Hall Type:Unframed its internal structures removed

its internal structures removed

The figures were left behind when the dormitory's residents evacuated after the July 2007 fire

A disused water slide at the Coal Mining History Village in Yubari

A rusted iron staircase climbs from the main floor of the abandoned ABBCO Bakery towards the mezzanine above

Spray paint layers the surface

School Hall Type:Unframed its internal structures removedSunlight falls across the empty stage of Ogurawa Elementary and Middle School, the settlement's civic heart for three decades. Built in November 1952 after fire destroyed its predecessor, the two storey structure served the children of Chichibu Mine's workforce until enrolment fell from 274 students in 1959 to 7 by 1984. The school closed in March 1984. Part of the Nichitsu Mining Village series.