{"product_id":"yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-map-series-topographical-map-ga038","title":"Yamamoto Paper RO-BIKI Note Map Series — Topographical Map","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eContour lines instead of streets\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhere the Metro Map cover in this same series shows straight transit lines and station dots, this one is built from something harder to fake: elevation contour lines, the kind that circle around hills and valleys on an actual survey map, layered with faded place names in a script that reads as somewhere in the Middle East or Central Asia without confirming exactly where. It has the specific, slightly technical look of a map made for people who needed to know the terrain, not just find their way between two points — closer to something a hiker or a surveyor would carry than a tourist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy that distinction matters for a notebook cover\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA topo map earns its density from real data — elevation changes, ridgelines, drainage patterns — which gives it a texture that doesn't come from decorative line work. Printed under Yamamoto's usual wax finish, that density holds up well under handling: creases and scuffing read as more wear on an already dense, weathered-looking surface rather than damage to something clean and flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuilt for carrying, not just looking at\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSixty pages of plain New Chiffon Cream paper, roughly 80g\/m², sit behind the cover — no ruling of any kind, which suits a notebook themed around open terrain rather than gridded city streets. It takes fountain pen, dip pen, ballpoint, and pencil cleanly, and the thread-stitch binding is built to survive being folded flat repeatedly without the pages coming loose, which matters if this is actually going into a field bag rather than sitting on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSizing and where it fits\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 91 × 210mm, it matches the rest of the Map Series and fits Yamamoto's own RO-BIKI Canvas Cover, plus regular-size Traveler's Notebook covers and similar long-format organizers — not passport-size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: wax-treated paper (ro-BIKI finish), vintage topographical map graphic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 91 × 210mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 60, plain (blank)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct code: GA038\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: New Chiffon Cream writing paper, approx. 80g\/m², fountain pen friendly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: thread-stitched, holds up to repeated flat folding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits regular-size Traveler's Notebook covers and RO-BIKI Canvas Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilingual service — English and French\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamamoto Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50586826604769,"sku":"YP-GA038","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8032\/1249\/files\/10423196_3.jpg?v=1790446096","url":"https:\/\/shosai.ca\/products\/yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-map-series-topographical-map-ga038","provider":"Shosai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}