Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.
Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.

Yubari Cinema Street

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D810
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
24mm · f/8.0 · 1/400 · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Faded signs and peeling paint line Yubari Cinema Street. Derelict buildings stand silent, their windows dark. This once-vibrant entertainment district now reflects a town in decline, its past echoing in the empty thoroughfare.

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Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.Yubari Cinema Street at Streetscapes of Yubari, bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Yubari Cinema Street
Series
Streetscapes of Yubari
Catalogue
SYU-051
Process
Giclée
Captured
28 April 2016
Camera
NIKON D810
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
1/400 s
ISO
100
Focal length
24 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Authenticity
C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
02 LOCATION

Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

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04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

Bold black katakana characters spell out ゆうばりキネマ街道 across a rusted wire fence. The sign stretches between two low buildings, flanked by a cartoon tiger mascot in stripes. Behind the fence, an empty lot holds scattered debris and overgrown scrub. Bare deciduous trees cover the hillside beyond. A steel transmission tower rises from the ridge. The road in front is clean, quiet, deserted.

Brett Patman

Streetscapes of Yubari

The series

Streetscapes of Yubari

2018 · 54 photographs

Yūbari is a coal-mining city in central Hokkaido. Founded in 1943, its population peaked at around 120,000 in the 1960s and now sits at about 6,400. The colliery closed in the 1980s. The city's attempt to recover through tourism failed; in 2007 it became the first Japanese municipality to declare bankruptcy, owing 35.3 billion yen. These streetscapes were taken between the houses, shops, and schools the town no longer needs - most empty, some half-collapsed, some still in use by the people who stayed.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

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07 MORE FROM STREETSCAPES OF YUBARI

53 other prints in this series

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Snack Bar Elite at Streetscapes of Yubari, the roof of the building has collapsed under the weight of the snow build up.
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Old vs New at Streetscapes of Yubari, a residents car sits parked in the middle of the street between houses.
Old vs New $100.00
Public Housing Driveway at Streetscapes of Yubari, a driveway dividing two abandoned blocks of public housing.
Public Housing Driveway $100.00
Nissan Car Dealership at Streetscapes of Yubari, a former car showroom and dealership sit opposite the former driving school.
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