Melon Store sunset a post-war government campus that

a post-war government campus that operated from 1957 until its closure in 2009

part of the workers' infrastructure that sustained a company town for nearly a century

This gear was central to the vessel's work servicing remote lighthouse stations along Australia's coastline from 1963 to 1990

rusting machinery still positioned at its stations under light falling from high industrial windows

Melon Store sunset a post-war government campus thatA closed roadside melon direct sales building in Yubari, its roller doors down and green canopy awning torn and sagging. The signage advertising Yubari melon remains bright against a flat grey sky. Yubari King is a GI registered agricultural product, its cultivation tied to the volcanic ash soil and temperature swings of this corner of Hokkaido. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.