Meet the CANOPUS NOTE, a masterclass notebook crafted by Japan's renowned Yamamoto Paper. Japanese stationery is celebrated worldwide for its meticulous craftsmanship and deep respect for the art of writing, and this notebook represents the company's ultimate vision for fountain pen enthusiasts. After three years of research to create a worthy new paper, Yamamoto Paper named this design after Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky, long linked in Japan to peace and longevity.
Inside this brand-new A5 notebook, you will find 176 blank pages of custom Canopus 73g/m² paper. Built to showcase vibrant color inks, the paper excels at bringing out dramatic ink shading and sheening while maintaining a wonderfully soft writing feel. It relies on advanced high-bulk paper technology, giving each sheet a plush thickness comparable to 150g/m² coated paper while remaining roughly 50% lighter. To keep your writing straight, the notebook includes a paper guide sheet with 12mm ruled lines on one side and a 6mm grid on the other.
Every structural detail is built to last. The notebook uses traditional thread binding with twelve stitches spaced about 15mm apart, letting it lay completely flat at 180 degrees or fold back a full 360 degrees without losing pages. Multiple spine-flattening steps create a crisp, well-defined form, while gently rounded corners protect the edges from bending over time.
Because this high-quality paper is sensitive to natural hand oils, which can cause ink to bead or resist absorption, it's best to slip a piece of paper or tissue under your writing hand as you work. A small habit that keeps every page looking as pristine as the day you opened it.
CANOPUS NOTE is an A5 thread-sewn notebook with 176 blank pages of Canopus 73 g/m² paper. Developed by Yamamoto Paper, this high-bulk Japanese paper has a soft writing feel, supports a wide range of inks, and is well suited to showing the shading and sheen of colored inks.
The paper is 120 ± 3 μm thick, comparable in thickness to approximately 150 g/m² coated paper while weighing about 50% less. The notebook lies flat at 180 degrees and can fold back 360 degrees. Its thread-sewn binding uses stitching at 12 points approximately every 15 mm to help prevent pages from coming loose over time. The spine is repeatedly pressed for a clean, squared shape, and the page corners are rounded to help prevent bending.
Includes a paper guide sheet with 12 mm ruled lines and a 6 mm grid. Hand oils may cause the paper to repel ink; placing paper or tissue beneath your hand is recommended.
