School Hall Type:Unframed A disused water slide at

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

The Wall at Lake Macquarie

Malthouse 1 was the first structure built on the site in 1899

Gas Station at Yubari

Rows of neglected workbenches recede into the distance

School Hall Type:Unframed A disused water slide atSunlight 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.