Nagara River
The wide Nagara runs along the town in a shallow gravel bed, widely regarded as one of the clearest rivers in Japan and the strongest single line on the poster.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
35.5333° N / 136.9167° E
Old merchant lanes, a tight block of fire-walled roofs and the broad Nagara River running between wooded Gifu hills.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Mino sits where the Nagara River leaves the mountains of central Gifu and widens into a stony channel. On a map the town reads as a narrow band of streets pressed between the water and forested slopes, with roads following the valley rather than any imposed plan. Side valleys branch off into the hills, each carrying a thin line of road and scattered houses.
The town is best known for Mino washi, a handmade paper produced here for well over a thousand years; the Hon-Minoshi technique is recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. Its old merchant quarter is lined with udatsu, raised firewalls on the roof ends of townhouses, and the district's two parallel main streets, joined by short cross lanes, still form a compact ladder on the map.
A Mino map poster reduces all of this to line: the river as a pale ribbon, the old quarter as a small dense knot, and the shape of the valley suggested by where the streets stop. It suits anyone who has walked these lanes during the autumn Akari lantern exhibition, or who simply likes a place defined by craft and water.
The wide Nagara runs along the town in a shallow gravel bed, widely regarded as one of the clearest rivers in Japan and the strongest single line on the poster.
A compact block of Edo and Meiji era townhouses with raised roof firewalls, a preserved district that appears as a tight cluster of short streets near the centre.
Beyond the centre, roads thread up side valleys into the hills, drawing thin branching lines that make the forested terrain legible even without any contour shading.
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 Mino
For people connected to Mino, the map is a quiet reminder of the river, the paper workshops and the old roofs. Add a title such as the town name or a family name, put a date in the subtitle, and adjust the coordinates line to the exact spot that matters.
Choose Paper for a tone close to washi, or Classic black & white, Noir, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 digital download gives six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files, and printed posters on matte paper ship from partners in more than 30 countries.
Order the Mino poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
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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