A memo pad that looks like it belongs in a tiny, perfectly decorated Japanese coffee shop. Each pad comes housed in a silk-printed box designed to look exactly like the matchboxes that once sat on the counters of retro Japanese cafés (kissaten) and the 35 memo sheets inside are printed with charming matchstick-lined ruling. Small enough to tuck into a bag, sweet enough to give as a gift, and sturdy enough to reuse the box as a tiny trinket holder once the notes are done.
ABOUT THE BRAND These memo pads are made by Furukawa Shiko, a paper maker based in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, a region famous for washi papermaking for over 1,300 years. Each design is a fictional café or restaurant concept with its own little world and backstory, printed on traditional Mino washi paper that's soft, lightweight, and lovely to write on.
CHOOSE FROM FOUR DESIGNS 1. Penguin Cafe: a café run by penguins. Very official. Very charming. 2. Coffee Shop Cat Lover: "neko kaburi" literally means "wearing a cat on your head", a Japanese expression for someone who hides their true nature behind a sweet exterior. 3. Café Neko no Shippo: "Cat's Tail Café." Cosy, illustrated, and deeply cat-coded. A must for the cat person in your life. 4. Restaurant Kumano Bear: a bear-themed restaurant with serious retro energy. "Kumano" plays on "kuma", the Japanese word for bear. Subtle, endearing, and very on-brand.
THE DETAILS Maker: Furukawa Shiko Box size: approx. 53 × 73 × 18mm Sheets: 35 memo sheets per box (45 × 63mm) Paper: Mino washi (traditional Japanese paper)
