Factories! When night starts to fall they start shining, and their illuminated silhouettes loom mysteriously in the dark. Illuminated chimneys, pipelines, and factory buildings shine in dull, metallic hues. They look like looming castles that never sleep! The factories and plants in this industrial region, (it supported Japan through its postwar period of high economic growth), used to make this area shine brightly, like a City of Gold. However, the recent economic slump has forced them to reduce production, or to move production bases to overseas, and so the brilliant light of the entire area is sadly diminished. Although I know that we can't defy the change of the times, I want to see them shine out and shine bright as long as possible...
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Gorgeous Factory Illumination
Factory night views in the city that never sleeps
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Translated by Takako Sakamoto
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