Yūbari (夕張市, Yūbari-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Subsidies were obtained from the central government and huge debts incurred for the building of tourist attractions, but few visitors came.

City services had been severely cut and its white elephant amusement park and museums were up for sale.

[4] Roughly half of Yūbari's government officials resigned in March 2007 as part of an attempt to streamline the local fiscal situation.

The majority of officials stepping down who responded to a survey conducted by Mainichi Shimbun say they "feel no sense of responsibility" for the city's financial problems.