Survey grid roads
Straight roads cross the plain at regular intervals and divide it into large blocks, giving the map a calm geometric structure that feels closer to the American Midwest than to the rest of Japan.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
42.8724° N / 143.3376° E
Farmland on the Tokachi plain of Hokkaido, drawn in long straight roads, windbreak lines and wide rectangular fields.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Sarubetsu is on the Tokachi plain in eastern Hokkaido, not far from Obihiro. This is one of Japan's great farming regions, and it looks nothing like the dense, winding towns of Honshu. From above, the land is divided by a broad grid of straight roads, a legacy of the planned settlement of Hokkaido from the late nineteenth century onward.
The fields are large and rectangular, often edged by rows of trees planted as windbreaks against the winds that cross the plain. Houses and farm buildings stand singly or in small groups at intervals along the roads. Where a settlement does gather, its streets usually follow the orientation of the surrounding grid rather than breaking away from it.
Tokachi is known across Japan for beans, potatoes, wheat and dairy, and the rhythm of that farming is written into the map. A Sarubetsu map poster is less about monuments than about space: open land, measured lines and the quiet order of a landscape that was deliberately planned and is still worked every season.
Straight roads cross the plain at regular intervals and divide it into large blocks, giving the map a calm geometric structure that feels closer to the American Midwest than to the rest of Japan.
Rows of trees along the field boundaries form thin lines within the grid, appearing as narrow wooded strips that break up the otherwise open farmland.
Farm buildings are spread singly along the roads rather than grouped in villages, so the map shows a fine, even scatter of small shapes across the plain.
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 Sarubetsu
This map suits people who have worked or grown up on the Tokachi plain, and anyone drawn to wide, orderly landscapes. Its sparse lines make a quiet, almost architectural poster that sits well in a minimal interior.
Change the title and subtitle to mark a farm name, a family or a year, and keep the coordinates line as a precise reference. Choose one of five styles and download all six print sizes, from 30×40 cm to 24×36″, as PNG and PDF.
Order the Sarubetsu 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.
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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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