Castle site
The remains of Yatsushiro Castle lie near the old centre. Their moats and stone walls still show as a small, squared-off shape among the surrounding town blocks.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Japan
32.5044° N / 130.5995° E
An old castle-town core on the Kuma River delta, with reclaimed farmland ruled in straight lines toward the Yatsushiro Sea.





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Tabula
Honmachi is the historic centre of Yatsushiro, a city on the western coast of Kumamoto Prefecture where the Kuma River spreads into its delta before reaching the Yatsushiro Sea. From above, the older quarter is a compact knot of short streets and small blocks around the site of the former castle. The river passes to the north and the railway runs as a steady line to the east.
Beyond the centre the map changes character. Much of the flat land toward the sea was reclaimed over centuries, and it shows up as long parallel field boundaries and drainage channels that look ruled in place. This coastal plain is known for growing igusa, the rush woven into tatami mats, and the rhythm of those fields gives the edges of a Honmachi map poster an unusually regular texture.
Inland, the grid breaks up as the ground rises toward the forested mountains that frame the delta. The town is also known for the Yatsushiro Myoken Festival, an autumn procession of floats that UNESCO lists among Japan's float festivals. On paper, the contrast between the dense old core, the geometric farmland and the open water makes for a balanced, quiet composition.
The remains of Yatsushiro Castle lie near the old centre. Their moats and stone walls still show as a small, squared-off shape among the surrounding town blocks.
The Kuma River, known as one of Japan's swiftest rivers, widens and splits as it nears the coast, drawing broad pale bands across the northern side of the city before it meets the sea.
West of the centre, reclaimed land runs toward the Yatsushiro Sea in straight, evenly spaced field lines and channels, a pattern that reads almost like graph paper in black and white.
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Cur Honmachi
A map of Honmachi suits anyone with ties to Yatsushiro, whether they grew up among the rush fields, studied here or simply followed the Kuma River down to the coast. It holds the old centre and the flat delta in one frame, without colour or clutter.
You can set your own title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example a family name or a date that matters, and choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 digital download covers six print sizes, or you can order a printed poster.
Eme tabulam Honmachi| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 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 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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