{"product_id":"yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-basic-series-5mm-reticle-ga018","title":"Yamamoto Paper RO-BIKI Note Basic Series — 5mm Reticle","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe reticle that's lighter than a grid, but not quite a dot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eYamamoto's Basic Series comes in a handful of ruling styles, and this one — 5mm reticle — sits in an odd, useful middle ground. It's not a solid grid like the 4.5mm version, and it's not a plain dot grid either. Each intersection is marked with a small dot and a fine cross rather than a printed line, so the page carries just enough structure to keep handwriting level and diagrams aligned, without the visual weight of an actual grid pattern underneath everything you write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eWhy this particular ruling shows up in a lot of \"favourite notebook\" lists\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAmong people who've tried several RO-BIKI ruling variants, the 5mm reticle comes up disproportionately often as the one they keep going back to — it's unobtrusive enough for plain handwriting, but structured enough to sketch a quick chart or keep a list of items lined up without a ruler. If you've found dot grids too vague and full grids too busy, this sits in the gap between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe cover, and what happens to it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe wax-treated cover here runs in a warm tan-beige rather than the darker olive-brown of the 4.5mm grid version — over time it develops the same creasing, scuffing, and gradual darkening as every RO-BIKI cover, so the lighter starting tone means the aging is more visually apparent early on than it is on a darker colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eBuilt the same way as the rest of the Basic Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSixty pages of New Chiffon Cream paper, around 80g\/m², resist bleed-through well across fountain pens, dip pens, ballpoint, and pencil. The thread-and-glue binding lets the notebook lie close to flat, and at 91 × 210mm it fits the same systems as the rest of Yamamoto's long-format notebooks: the RO-BIKI Canvas Cover, or a regular-size (not passport-size) Traveler's Notebook.\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), tan-beige, plain\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, 5mm reticle (dot + fine cross grid)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eProduct code: GA018\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, resists bleed-through\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\"\u003eBilingual \u003cstrong\u003eservice — English and French\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Shosai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039199473889,"sku":"YP-GA018","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8032\/1249\/files\/5320682_3.jpg?v=1772505081","url":"https:\/\/shosai.ca\/products\/yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-basic-series-5mm-reticle-ga018","provider":"Shosai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}