The basin
A broad, flat upland ringed by mountains holds the whole city. On the map the edge of the basin shows up clearly where the streets stop and the contours begin.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
31.7333° N / 131.0667° E
A city filling a broad upland basin, with the Ōyodo River through its centre and the Kirishima volcanoes on the horizon.

One city, five moods
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The map
Miyakonojō occupies a wide basin in south-western Miyazaki Prefecture, close to the border with Kagoshima. Mountains surround it on most sides, and the Kirishima volcanic range rises to the north-west. The basin floor is flat enough for a spread-out city. There is a denser grid around the central station, and fields, greenhouses and livestock farms fill the space between the outlying districts.
The Ōyodo River rises in Kagoshima Prefecture, flows north through the basin and then turns east toward the coast at Miyazaki. On a map it traces a curving line through Miyakonojō, with tributaries joining from the surrounding hills. The Shimazu clan, who later ruled Satsuma, took their name from a medieval estate centred on this area, so the basin has a place in the region's history.
Today the city is best known for farming, especially beef, pork and chicken, and for shochu, since one of Japan's major distillers is based here. In recent years it has also ranked at or near the top nationally for hometown tax donations. A Miyakonojō map poster shows a city defined by its bowl of land, with streets gathered on the basin floor and the mountains holding everything in place.
A broad, flat upland ringed by mountains holds the whole city. On the map the edge of the basin shows up clearly where the streets stop and the contours begin.
The river flows north through the basin before turning toward the coast. Its curving course and joining tributaries form the main natural line through Miyakonojō.
To the north-west the ground rises toward the Kirishima volcanoes. The street pattern thins out there into farmland and wooded slopes along the edge of the map.
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Why Miyakonojō
Miyakonojō is a place people remember through landscape: the mountains around the basin, the river and the farms. A map of the city captures that enclosed, grounded feeling, and it suits a hometown gift or a reminder of time spent in southern Kyushu.
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Order the Miyakonojō 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 |
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