Low watershed
The Hikami area holds a remarkably low continental divide, where water on one side heads to the Sea of Japan and on the other to the Inland Sea.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
35.1603° N / 135.0391° E
Valley roads and scattered settlements threaded between forested hills in inland Hyōgo, where rivers split north and south.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Tanba is less a single town than a chain of valleys. Formed in 2004 from six former towns, it covers a wide stretch of hill country in the interior of Hyōgo, and on a map its roads follow the valley floors while the ridges between them stay blank and green. Small centres such as Kaibara and Hikami appear as clusters along those corridors.
One of the city's curiosities is a watershed. Near Hikami the divide between rivers draining to the Sea of Japan and those flowing to the Seto Inland Sea drops to roughly 95 metres, often cited as the lowest in Japan. The region is also known for its large black soybeans and its chestnuts, grown in the fields that fill the valley bottoms.
A Tanba map poster captures this branching pattern: fine lines of roads and rail running between hills, rivers splitting in two directions and villages strung like beads. It suits anyone who knows the area as a home, a route through the countryside or a place of family farms.
The Hikami area holds a remarkably low continental divide, where water on one side heads to the Sea of Japan and on the other to the Inland Sea.
Roads and railway follow the flat valley floors, so the map shows long branching lines with empty forested hills filling the spaces in between.
Several former town centres remain visible as separate clusters of streets, giving the city a multi-centred shape rather than one dense core.
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 Tanba
For people who grew up in the Tanba valleys or return there for harvest seasons, a print of the city captures the quiet spread of countryside rather than a single skyline. It works well in a home office, a hallway or a kitchen.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps with a village name or a family date, and pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Sand and Paper suit the rural subject especially well.
Order the Tanba 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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