Dining Table Size:L its mosaic tile fascia intact

its mosaic tile fascia intact beneath layers of graffiti

and operated for 27 years as a lighthouse supply tender for the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service

built from local hardwood and galvanised iron from the 1850s onward

from 1957 until 28 March 2010

Faded garments hang on a washing line inside a deteriorating room in the Ogurawa settlement's company housing

Dining Table Size:L its mosaic tile fascia intactDust coats a dining table and chairs inside a company residence at the Ogurawa settlement, Nichitsu Mining Village, the remote community in Saitama Prefecture that housed the families of Chichibu Mine workers at its peak. The settlement emptied after metal extraction ceased in 1978, with its last permanent resident leaving in September 2006. Part of the Nichitsu Mining Village series.