Rail junction
The Joban and Mito lines meet at Tomobe Station, and their converging tracks form the most distinctive lines on the map, pointing toward Mito in one direction and Oyama in another.
Minimalist map poster · Japan
36.3500° N / 140.3000° E
A former Ibaraki town at a railway and expressway junction, where compact streets give way to rice paddies and small woods.

One city, five moods
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The map
Tomobe is a district of Kasama in central Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. It was an independent town until 2006, when it merged with Kasama and Iwama. The area sits on flat to gently rolling ground west of Mito, and its built-up core is compact, with a denser pattern of streets around the station and houses dispersed along roads into the countryside.
Tomobe Station is the junction where the Mito Line meets the Joban Line, and the tracks draw strong diagonal lines across the map. Expressways also meet nearby at a large interchange. Around the town the landscape is a patchwork of rice fields, small woods and farmland typical of the northern Kanto plain. The wider Kasama area is known for its pottery tradition, Kasama ware.
A Tomobe map poster works as a portrait of a small rail town in the Japanese countryside. The railway lines converge near the centre, the expressways cut broad curves through the fields, and the irregular pattern of farm roads fills the rest of the frame. It is a restrained, detailed composition that rewards a closer look.
The Joban and Mito lines meet at Tomobe Station, and their converging tracks form the most distinctive lines on the map, pointing toward Mito in one direction and Oyama in another.
Major expressways meet at a junction near Tomobe, their wide sweeping curves contrasting with the fine grid of local roads and paddy boundaries.
Rice fields and patches of woodland surround the built-up area, forming a soft mosaic of small plots around the town centre.
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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 Tomobe
For someone who grew up in Tomobe, commuted from its station or has family in Kasama, the map gives a clear and personal image of a place that no longer exists as a separate town. It is a subtle way to keep that name alive.
The title, subtitle and coordinates line can be changed to show a date, a name or the old town name. Choose one of five styles, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, and get HD files without watermark or a printed poster.
Order the Tomobe 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.
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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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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.
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