Yubari's Rise and Fall: A Tale of Coal, Cinema, and Melons

Yubari: from mining town to melon capital. A story of rise and decline, marked by success and misguided choices.

Every year, in late May, a much-anticipated auction takes place at Sapporo’s central wholesale market: the sale of the season’s very first melons from Yubari, a small town located about 70 kilometers…