Castle mound
The former island of Niujima, once ringed by sea and now joined to the land, remains a distinct green rise at the heart of the town, easy to read even in simple black and white.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Japan
33.1234° N / 131.8040° E
A castle town wrapped around a small bay, its old lanes curling between wooded hills and a former island fortress.





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Usuki sits on the eastern coast of Oita Prefecture, where a narrow bay opens toward the Bungo Channel. On a map the town is a tight knot of streets pressed between the water and wooded hills, with small rivers running down to the harbour. The old core keeps the bending, irregular lanes of a castle town, while newer blocks spread across the flatter ground near the shore.
The castle that shaped this layout was built in the sixteenth century by the daimyo Ōtomo Sōrin on Niujima, a rise that was then surrounded by the sea. Land reclamation has since joined it to the town, but its outline still stands out on the map as a raised, rounded island of green among the roofs, with the old streets arranged around its foot.
Outside the centre, the valleys hold the Usuki Stone Buddhas, a group of figures carved into soft volcanic rock and designated a National Treasure of Japan. A Usuki map poster captures the town at the scale where these pieces connect: the bay, the castle mound, the temple lanes and the roads that climb inland through the hills toward the carvings.
The former island of Niujima, once ringed by sea and now joined to the land, remains a distinct green rise at the heart of the town, easy to read even in simple black and white.
Around the castle, narrow lanes lined with temples, breweries and older houses bend and fork, a pattern that contrasts clearly with the straighter roads of later districts closer to the water.
The sheltered bay gives the town its eastern edge, with harbour walls and piers where ferries leave for Shikoku across the Bungo Channel.
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Cur Usuki
People hang Usuki because it is a small place with a clear shape: water on one side, hills on the other and a castle town in between. For anyone who grew up here, visited the stone Buddhas or has family in Oita, the map is an exact and quiet reminder.
You can add your own title, subtitle and coordinates line, whether that is the town name, a family name or a date that matters. Then pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Paper and Sand suit the softer lines of the hills well.
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| 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 |
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