A Japanese memo pad with a calm, timeworn charm. This memo pad includes five vintage-toned colors in one pad, so you can choose a sheet for your mood and keep notes neatly organized. Made with First Vintage paper, a Japanese fine paper known for its well-worn color and textured look, it adds subtle character to everyday writing without feeling flashy. Perfect for quick reminders, to-do lists, journaling snippets, and short messages. If you love Japanese paper stationery with a quiet vintage mood, this Japanese memo pad is an easy favorite on the desk. Details Size: 3.5" × 3.5" (9 cm × 9 cm) Number of sheets: 150 sheets (30 sheets × 5 colors) Paper Type: First Vintage Paper Weight: 100 gsm Weight: 4.41 oz (125 g) Brand: Takeo TAKEO: More Than Just Paper Founded in 1899 as a small paper shop in Kyobashi, Tokyo, TAKEO later moved to Kanda and has spent more than a century refining the expressive power of paper in a neighborhood of editors and printers. TAKEO sees paper not as a mere material but as an experience that begins the moment it is held. The warmth against the hand, the way light passes through a sheet, the sound when a page turns — the company has quietly explored why paper stays in our memory. This approach comes to life at the Mihoncho Main Store (Paper Sample Gallery) in Kanda, Nishikicho. Visitors can pick up sheets, hold them to the light, stack and flip them, and check every nuance before they buy. You can feel the shades of white, the shadows of embossing, and the character of ink on a surface. Rather than simply selling paper as a tool, TAKEO creates a place where you can feel it first and choose with confidence. That commitment sits at the company’s core. Its technical foundation is equally solid. TAKEO understands paper-making design, surface finishing, the reproducibility of color and texture, and the expressions that printing, processing, and binding can bring, then links these insights to the work of designers and production teams. This is why the company has supported choices where paper leads the story, from a single business card to book covers, packaging, and everyday stationery. For people who love paper, TAKEO is a trusted guide that helps you begin not with what to use, but with how it should feel and what it should communicate.