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RO-BIKI Branch Flowers Notebook – Dot Grid

Sale price$12.00 USD

A Japanese notebook from Yamamoto Paper's RO-BIKI NOTE series, featuring an original illustration of white flowering branches set against a warm terracotta waxed kraft paper cover. Pocket-sized and built for daily use, this dot grid notebook brings together the refinement of Japanese botanical design with the practical craft of everyday stationery.

The cover features Yamamoto Paper's signature RO-BIKI (wax-coating) technique applied to recycled kraft paper, producing a smooth, water-resistant surface with a warm, organic feel. The terracotta ground gives the notebook a richness rarely found in stationery — earthy and grounded — while the white branch motif, rendered in spare, confident lines, creates a striking contrast that recalls the seasonal imagery of Japanese painting and textile arts.

Flowering branches are among the most enduring motifs in East Asian visual culture, representing seasonal change, renewal, and the transient beauty of blooming things. The Branch Flowers design draws on this tradition without direct quotation — it is contemporary in its simplicity and restrained in its detail, which makes it suited to a notebook meant for everyday life. Beauty that does not insist on itself.

Inside, dot grid pages in Solist paper, a woodfree stock with a warm cream tone and gentle tooth at 65 g/m². Fountain pen inks absorb cleanly with minimal feathering or bleed-through, and the uncoated surface brings out depth and richness in ink colors. At just 30 grams, this Japanese notebook fits into any pocket and is ready whenever you need it.

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Details

  • Size: 3.5" × 4.9" (8.8 × 12.5 cm)
  • Pages: 60
  • Sheet Type: Dot Grid
  • Paper Type: Soliste
    Paper Weight: 65 gsm
  • Weight: 1.1 oz (30 g)
  • Brand: Yamamoto Paper

Yamamoto Paper — Preserving the Joy of Paper for the Future

Based in Sakai, Osaka, Yamamoto Paper was founded in 1972 as a paper specialist. Drawing on decades of experience connecting paper manufacturers with end users, they now design and produce their own original stationery. At the heart of their work is a belief in “sharing the joy and warmth of paper with confidence for generations to come.”

Rather than simply selling beautiful paper, Yamamoto Paper values delivering the full character of each sheet—its writing feel, texture, and the way it changes over time. They are also known as “custodians” of paper culture, reviving legendary papers that have gone out of production and passing them on to the next generation.

What makes Yamamoto Paper especially beloved is their balance of craftsmanship and playfulness. Their Paper Tasting series, for example, lets you sample different types of paper as if you were tasting wine, turning the exploration of paper into a delightful experience. It’s this combination of uncompromising quality and creative spirit that has earned them loyal fans among stationery lovers and fountain pen enthusiasts around the world.

RO-BIKI NOTE Japanese notebook with terracotta waxed kraft cover showing branch and flowers, belly visible
RO-BIKI Branch Flowers Notebook – Dot Grid Sale price$12.00 USD

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