{"product_id":"yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-basic-series-4-5mm-grid-ga021","title":"Yamamoto Paper RO-BIKI Note Basic Series — 4.5mm Crossed Grid","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe notebook the entire RO-BIKI line started from\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBefore Yamamoto Paper built out the Museum, Shape, and Map series, there was just this — the Basic Series, released in 2010, no illustrated cover, no borrowed artwork, just a plain waxed kraft-style cover in a muted olive-brown and a genuinely useful grid inside. Everything else in the RO-BIKI catalogue is a variation built on top of what this notebook established first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eA grid that isn't quite a grid\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMost gridded notebooks give you a flat lattice of identical lines. This one uses a 4.5mm square pattern with small cross marks at each intersection instead of solid lines — a lighter touch that suggests structure without boxing you in. It reads more like faint guide points than a rigid grid, which makes it genuinely useful for bullet journaling, diagramming, or sketching layouts where you want alignment without the page feeling ruled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe same aging, minus the picture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe waxed cover develops the same creases, scuffs, and gradual darkening as every other RO-BIKI Note, but without a printed illustration competing for attention, the aging itself becomes the main visual interest — this is the version of the notebook where the wear pattern is the whole point, not a texture layered over someone else's artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSixty pages of New Chiffon Cream paper, around 80g\/m², handle fountain pens, dip pens, ballpoint, and pencil without much show-through. The binding is thread-stitched with glue reinforcement at the spine, letting the notebook open close to 180° flat — useful when you're actually drawing a layout across the gutter rather than staying on one side of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eSizing and what it pairs with\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt 91 × 210mm, it's the same long, narrow shape as Yamamoto's Map Series notebooks, and fits the same systems: Yamamoto's own RO-BIKI Canvas Cover, regular-size Traveler's Notebook covers, and similar long-format organizers. It's built for regular-size TN covers, not passport-size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCover: wax-treated paper (ro-BIKI finish), plain, no illustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSize: 91 × 210mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePages: 60, 4.5mm crossed grid (reticle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eProduct code: GA021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePaper: New Chiffon Cream writing paper, approx. 80g\/m², fountain pen friendly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBinding: thread-stitched with glue reinforcement, opens near-flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFits regular-size Traveler's Notebook covers and RO-BIKI Canvas Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBilingual\u003c\/strong\u003e service \u003cstrong\u003e— English and French\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Shosai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48040605188321,"sku":"YP-GA021","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8032\/1249\/files\/6196539_1.jpg?v=1772537435","url":"https:\/\/shosai.ca\/products\/yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-basic-series-4-5mm-grid-ga021","provider":"Shosai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}