Okozu diversion channel
In the Bunsui district a large channel leaves the Shinano River and heads towards the Sea of Japan. It was built in the early twentieth century to control flooding on the plain, and it cuts a bold diagonal across the map.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Japan
Tsubame — Tsubame Map Poster & Print
37.6645° N / 138.9252° E
A flat grid of streets and paddies on the Echigo Plain, bounded by the Shinano River and cut through by a great diversion channel
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Una urbs, quinque animi
Tsubame omnibus stilis
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Tsubame: omnis via acutissime expressa
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In pariete
Tsubame domi
Tabula
Tsubame Map Poster & Print
Seen from above, Tsubame sits on the wide, level ground of the Echigo Plain in Niigata Prefecture. The Shinano River, Japan's longest, runs along its edge, and smaller waterways cross the plain beside it. The built-up centre has a fairly tight grain of streets. Beyond it the pattern opens into long rectangular rice fields, so the map moves from dense linework to a quieter geometry of field boundaries and farm roads.
The city in its current form dates from 2006, when Tsubame merged with the neighbouring towns of Yoshida and Bunsui. On the map this shows as more than one cluster of streets, joined by roads and railway lines across open farmland. The Joetsu Shinkansen passes nearby, with Tsubame-Sanjo Station close to the boundary with Sanjo. A Tsubame map poster shows how these separate settlements fit together on the plain.
Tsubame is best known for metalworking. Nail-making began here centuries ago and later gave way to copperware. Today the city is one of Japan's main centres for stainless-steel cutlery and tableware. Workshops and small factories sit among the houses, though the map shows none of that directly. It records the setting instead: flat ground, reliable water and routes to the rest of the country, which helped a local craft grow into an industry.
- Incolae
- 77,382
- Coordinatae
- 37.6645° N / 138.9252° E
- Altitudo
- 8 m
- Zona horaria
- Tokyo
- Regio
- Tsubame, Japan
Shinano River edge
The broad river curves along the city's edge, with embankments and wide floodplain on either side. In black and white it forms the main natural line on the poster, and the street pattern is set against it.
Paddy field geometry
Around the urban areas, rice fields divide the land into long regular plots with straight farm roads between them. The result is a calm, almost woven texture that sets off the denser streets of the town centres.
Tuam fac
Tsubame: partem tuam in forma pone
Adde diem, nomen vel versum tuum; muta stilum, magnitudinem vel directionem.
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Cur Tsubame
Tabula quae aliquid significat
For people from Tsubame, or anyone who owns a set of its cutlery, this map is a quiet reminder of a place that makes useful things. The river, the channel and the fields give it a clear structure, and it looks good in a kitchen, a workshop or a study.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line to mark a hometown, a factory visit or a family date. There are five styles: Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. You can buy HD digital files for $9, or order a matte print with an optional wooden frame.
Eme tabulam TsubameQuid in fasciculis HD insit300 DPISine signo aquaticoPNG + PDF
| 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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Tsubame Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Tsubame emere possum?
Elige formam in summa pagina, deinde selige Tabulam Typis Impressam — magnitudinem et, si vis, compagem — vel Fasciculos Digitales HD. Emptio uno gradu conficitur, et pagina emptionis tuae statim renovatur ubi primum solutio confecta est.
Qualis est tabula Tsubame typis impressa?
In charta opaca praestanti 200 gsm typis imprimitur, una ex sex magnitudinibus, a 30 × 40 cm usque ad 24 × 36″. Tabulae typis impressae incipiunt a $39, missione inclusa.
Possumne tabulam Tsubame compagine inclusam emere?
Ita. Elige compagem ex solido ligno, colore nigro, albo, quercu naturali vel ligno obscuro. Vitro infrangibili instructa venit et ad suspendendum parata est. Tabulae compagine inclusae incipiunt a $99, missione inclusa.
Quantum temporis missio sumit, et quanti constat?
Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
Quid si tabula mea laesa pervenit?
Mitte nobis imaginem intra 14 dies post missionem acceptam, et eam gratis iterum imprimemus vel pecuniam tibi reddemus.
Possumne nomina nostra vel diem tabulae Tsubame addere?
Ita. In instrumento huius paginae, titulum, subtitulum et lineam coordinatarum ad libitum muta, et formam ac magnitudinem elige. Emptiones typis impressae, compagine inclusae et digitales omnes exacte figuram tuam adhibent.
Quid cum fasciculis digitalibus HD accipio?
Pro $9 accipis fasciculos PNG 300 DPI et PDF ad imprimendum paratos in omnibus sex magnitudinibus, sine nota aquatica, ut ubique imprimere possis. Nondum certus es? Prius specimen gratuitum cum nota aquatica demitte.