A Japanese notebook from Yamamoto Paper's RO-BIKI NOTE series, featuring a lighthouse silhouette rising against a warm amber waxed kraft paper cover. Pocket-sized and built for daily use, this dot grid notebook pairs the quiet romance of coastal light with the craft of Japanese papermaking. 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 distinctively warm, organic feel. The wax deepens the amber tones of the kraft paper and gives the lighthouse motif — minimal in line, striking in silhouette — an almost woodblock-print quality. Each notebook is flexible enough for a jacket pocket and durable enough for daily carry. The lighthouse as an image carries a long cultural weight: a fixed point of orientation, a source of light in darkness, a solitary structure with a clear purpose. In Japanese art and craft, the reduction of a subject to its essential silhouette is a well-developed aesthetic tradition — the kind of restraint that makes an image more rather than less expressive. The Lighthouse cover works in that same register: a single form, cleanly seen, that rewards repeated looking. 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. Explore our Japanese notebook collection, crafted for exceptional writing and creative sketching. Details Size: 3.5" × 4.9" (8.8 × 12.5 cm) Pages: 60 Sheet Type: Dot Grid Paper Type: SolistePaper 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.
