Arai Checkpoint
The preserved Edo-period checkpoint sits in the old centre along the Tōkaidō. Its surviving building is the only original checkpoint left anywhere on the historic highway.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
Arai — Arai Map Poster & Print
34.6833° N / 137.5667° E
A narrow strip of the old Tōkaidō squeezed between Lake Hamana's mouth and the Pacific shore, crossed by rail and bridges.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Arai in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Arai, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Arai et ituro
The map
Arai Map Poster & Print
Arai lies at the western edge of Lake Hamana in Shizuoka, where the brackish lake opens toward the Pacific. Since 2010 it has been part of the city of Kosai. From above it is a thin settlement strung along roads and railway lines, with lake water on one side and coastal flatlands on the other. The line of the old Tōkaidō highway still guides the town's layout.
Arai was a post town on the Tōkaidō in the Edo period, and it is best known for the Arai Checkpoint, or Arai Sekisho. Its surviving building is the only original checkpoint structure left on the route, and travellers between Edo and Kyoto once had to pass through it. The checkpoint stood close to the water, where boats carried people across the lake inlet.
An Arai map poster captures this crossing point. Roads, railway tracks and bridges converge on a narrow band of land, while the shoreline of Lake Hamana cuts soft curves around them. The layout turns a historic travel route into a clean linear composition in which water, not buildings, gives the view its shape.
- Population
- 16,975
- Coordinates
- 34.6833° N / 137.5667° E
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Time zone
- Tokyo
- Region
- Arai, Japan
Lake Hamana shore
The lake's western shore wraps around the town in irregular inlets and reclaimed edges, giving the map a broad sheet of open water to the east.
Transport corridor
Rail lines and highways squeeze through the same narrow strip as the old post road, forming parallel lines that carry the eye across the poster.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Arai
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Arai
A map that means something
This map suits anyone with a link to Arai or Kosai, and anyone who likes the history of the Tōkaidō. It shows a town that has always been a crossing point, drawn with the restraint of a route map.
Add your own title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps the date of a journey along the old road, and pick from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Digital files come in six print sizes, and a printed poster is also available.
Oder poster AraiWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| 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.
Arai Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Arai?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Arai eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Arai eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Arai?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.