福岡県北九州市。鉄で栄えた街は、急速に観光、商業都市へと姿を変えつつある。
古い街並みは破壊され、古い街の住人たちは居場所を失った。
しかし、郊外では、今日も変わらず製鉄所の煙突が煙を吐いている。
人々の営みの変遷は、些細な事とでもいうかの様に。
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Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The city that once prospered with steel is rapidly transforming into a city focused on tourism and commerce.
Old townscapes are being destroyed, and the long-time residents of these neighborhoods have lost their sense of place.
However, in the suburbs, the chimneys of the steel mills continue to emit smoke, just as they always have.
It is as if these changes in people's daily lives are but a minor transition.
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