{"product_id":"yamamoto-paper-writing-pad-a5-bank-paper-sd12898136","title":"Yamamoto Paper Writing Pad A5 — Bank Paper","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA paper originally built for bank ledgers, not letters\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBank Paper wasn't designed with fountain pen enthusiasts in mind at all. Mitsubishi Paper Mills developed it in 1960 specifically for bank ledger use — a job that demanded a very particular set of properties: it had to take ink cleanly from whatever pen a clerk happened to be using, hold up to daily handling in an office, and stay legible for records that needed to last. That utilitarian origin is exactly why it works so well decades later for an entirely different audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuilt to be written on from both sides\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe paper's raw material is a proprietary cotton-and-pulp blend, chosen specifically to raise opacity enough that writing on one side doesn't show through to the other — a requirement for a ledger sheet that gets written on both faces, and a quietly useful property for anyone journaling or writing letters who doesn't want the reverse side to look cluttered before they've even reached it. Every sheet carries a \"Three Diamonds\" watermark, Mitsubishi's own mark, visible when held to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat the extra weight buys you\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 66.3gsm, this sits noticeably heavier than the ultra-thin Tomoe River-style papers in Yamamoto's lineup — closer to what a fountain pen user would call \"standard\" weight, but engineered with far more attention to ink behavior than typical office paper gets. It's smooth enough to keep fine nibs gliding without catching, dries fast enough to avoid smearing under a moving hand, and handles a wide range of pens rather than favoring one type over another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA ruled guide sheet, not a ruled page\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLike Yamamoto's other writing pads, the paper itself is plain — no printed lines. A double-sided guide sheet (6mm graph on one side, 12mm ruled on the other) sits underneath the stack, visible through the paper as a writing reference. That means every sheet in the pad comes off genuinely blank, useful if you want to keep, frame, or scan pages without a printed grid competing with your handwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e100 single-sided-bound sheets at A5 size (148 × 210mm), bound so pages tear away individually rather than staying stitched into a notebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: Bank Paper (Mitsubishi Paper Mills formulation), 66.3gsm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: A5, 148 × 210mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheet count: 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatermark: Three Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuling: double-sided guide sheet (6mm graph \/ 12mm ruled), sheets themselves are blank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: single-sided-bound tear-off pad\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":50586915373281,"sku":"sd12898136","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8032\/1249\/files\/12898136_1.jpg?v=1790448441","url":"https:\/\/shosai.ca\/products\/yamamoto-paper-writing-pad-a5-bank-paper-sd12898136","provider":"Shosai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}