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Day in darkness ends for mine workers emerging from a shift in the Ishikari coalfield, Hokkaido's largest.

Hokkaido, Japan, Ishikari, Japan

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 17.5 Mpixels (50 MB uncompressed) - 5101x3427 pixels (17x11.4 in / 43.2x29 cm at 300 ppi)

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In company baths miners soap and rinse, as Japanese etiquette demands, before soaking in hot water pools.

Day in darkness ends for mine workers emerging from a shift in the Ishikari coalfield, Hokkaido's largest.

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