Studio transformer The post-war mining-town vernacular that

The post-war mining-town vernacular that once housed tens of thousands across Hokkaido's Sorachi coalfields

and United States Navies

Torch Bulb Holders

A red metal ladder leans against the wall to the right

built from local hardwood and galvanised iron to last a working lifetime

Studio transformer The post-war mining-town vernacular thatSunlight cuts through the windows of a derelict studio inside the Ogurawa settlement, falling across workbenches and equipment left where they stood. The studio was part of the self contained community that Nitchitsu Co. Ltd. built around Chichibu Mine. Metal extraction at the mine ceased in 1978; the last resident left the settlement in September 2006. Part of the Nichitsu Mining Village series.