Parallel rivers
Several rivers and their embankments run through the town in long, gently curving lines, dividing the plain into strips and giving the map its main rhythm.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
35.1333° N / 136.8000° E
A flat delta town west of Nagoya, stitched together by slow rivers, drainage channels, rail lines and rice fields





One city, five moods
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The map
Kanie sits on the low, level ground of the Nōbi Plain in western Aichi, a short train ride from Nagoya. The landscape here was formed by rivers, and it shows on the map: several waterways run through the town, with embankments, small bridges and narrow drainage channels crossing the land between them. There are almost no contours to speak of, only water and the lines people drew around it.
The name Kanie is written with the character for crab, a nod to the wet, low-lying ground on which it grew. In 1584 Kanie Castle was besieged during the campaigns that followed the death of Oda Nobunaga, and a small memorial marks its former site. Today the town is largely residential, linked by rail to Nagoya and to towns further west across the delta.
A Kanie map poster captures that quiet, intricate texture: dense clusters of houses along the older roads, open rectangles of fields, and the fine, winding lines of rivers and canals threading between them. It is not a dramatic skyline city but a finely detailed plain, and in monochrome it takes on something of the look of an engraving or a page of careful handwritten notes.
Several rivers and their embankments run through the town in long, gently curving lines, dividing the plain into strips and giving the map its main rhythm.
Between the built-up areas, rectangular rice fields and irrigation channels form a fine grid that contrasts with the irregular streets of the older neighbourhoods.
Rail lines cross the town on their way between Nagoya and the west, drawing straight, confident strokes across the low delta landscape.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Kanie
Kanie is the kind of place people know from daily life rather than from guidebooks: the station, the riverside path, the walk home past the fields. A map preserves that everyday geography, and it suits residents, commuters to Nagoya and anyone who once lived here.
Personalise the title and subtitle, perhaps with a family name or the year you moved in, and keep or edit the coordinates line. Five styles are available, from Classic black & white to Blueprint and Sand. A free watermarked preview lets you check the layout before you buy.
Order the Kanie poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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