Tomitaro Makino / Almost Daily Square Notebook (A5) Yamazakura 3.7 mm Square 288 Pages, 4 Color Grid, Notebook Accessory

Tomoe River is a top notch paper and fine to medium nib fountain pen friendly particularly if you are not using too much of a wet ink. The remarkable feature of this notebook is that its light in spite of offering 288 pages and hence carrying a thicket notebook at half the weight makes it easier of office, journaling, travels, etc. The notebook has soft cover and opens more or less flat. Thinner but high quality pages with square grid features makes it suitable for project notes and planning notes. If offered at affordable price of INR 1800 around, this notebook is bound to storm the market. Those who use fountains, love to jot down project notes and plan, this notebook with an aesthetic cover design is just perfect. Further, the company should consider same stitched/ soft bound or hard bound notebooks in 300 to 400 pages and possibly with section dividers. Hope we get the quality at the affordable price soon if the shop or the company happens to see this review.

The Tomoe River paper can really draw out the character of your pen and ink. It's hard to believe it's the same pen sometimes. Love it!

I absolutely love the Tomitaro Makino Notebook! After using my first one, I was so impressed that I immediately ordered two more. The 288 pages of thin, durable Tomoe River paper are a dream to write on, especially with fountain pens, as the ink glides smoothly without bleeding or feathering. The 3.7 mm grid, split into four 60-page sections with subtle red, blue, green, and purple inks, adds a delightful touch of organization and color without being distracting. The notebook’s slim 10mm profile makes it portable yet substantial, offering plenty of space for notes, sketches, or journaling. While it doesn’t lay perfectly flat, the quality of the paper more than makes up for it. Some might find it helpful to add index tabs for navigation, but I didn’t mind flipping through the pages. The Yamazakura design by Tomitaro Makino is beautiful, making it a joy to pull out every day. Overall, this notebook is a perfect blend of functionality and aesthetic appeal. Highly recommend it for anyone who values premium paper and thoughtful design

Amazing quality

This notebook still uses the original Tomoe River paper which is sadly no more. The paper is fountain pen friendly and shows off ink properties wonderfully. For those not familiar with the paper, it is very nice and silky, but thin - inks won't bleedthrough and you can even put watercolor over it, but it will crinkle and ghost, which may not be everyone's cup of tea (I really like the crinkly thin aspect of the paper, but ymmv). The cover is beautiful and Hobonichi notebooks, as always, are sturdily made and are wonderful to use.

If your not familiar with this type of paper. I will help you, Its a special paper desinged in Japan. The quality is great, smooth and very thin. May not be everyone's cup of tea. You will need to NONE alcohol style markers or else they will bleed thru, The finer the point on the pen the better .005 so forth. I also suggest getting a pencil board to lay under the paper when writing. The paper will crinkle over time. Giving it that worn look. Enjoy your new notebook. I will never go back after using this type of paper , Note... think of a bible or a old hymnal as far as paper if this helps.