Shimizusawa Elementary School Size:XS its pavilion layout designed to

its pavilion layout designed to bring light and air to every ward

A grease gun lies where someone left it

Layers of paint and plaster peel from the wall of Female Ward 9

The shed is one of many that once anchored pastoral life across rural NSW

Shimizusawa Elementary School Size:XS its pavilion layout designed toShimizusawa Elementary School sits vacant in Yubari, its rendered facade weathered and windows dark. The building is one of many public institutions emptied as Yubari's population fell from a peak of 107,972 in 1960 to fewer than 6,000 today. From 22 elementary schools at the city's height, Yubari had consolidated to a single primary school by the end of 2010. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.