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Japanese Stationery Awards

Why Stationery Awards matter in Japan

Japan has one of the world's most innovative stationery industries, with manufacturers continually introducing new ideas to improve the way people write, organize, create, and work. To recognize these innovations, a number of independent award programs are held each year, each celebrating a different aspect of stationery excellence.

Some awards are chosen by industry professionals, while others are decided by retailers, designers, or everyday stationery enthusiasts. Together, they highlight products that stand out for their design, functionality, innovation, sustainability, and popularity.

Whether you're looking for award-winning writing tools or clever everyday essentials, these awards make it easier to discover stationery that has been recognised by the people who know and use it best.

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Stationery Awards

Stationery retailers across Japan select standout products based on their expertise and everyday experience. Top products receive category awards, with one named the Grand Prize winner. The awards celebrate stationery that excels in design, innovation, and practical use.

Featured Winners

Grand Award

Solid Write Sharp Pencil 0.5mm / LACONIC

(6)
Low stock
From ¥8,800
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Idea Award

Unidentified Flying Flat Pouch / Sun-Star

(8)

4 colors available

Very low stock
¥2,500
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Ballpoint Pen Award

Juice+ Gel Pen 0.4mm / Pilot

(10)
In stock
¥400
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Organization Category Award

Campus Quick-Open Binder B5 / KOKUYO

(3)

4 colors available

¥2,100
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Stick Note Award

Campus Roll Type Sticky Notes for Margins / KOKUYO

(3)

2 colors available

From ¥900
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Scissors Award

ZACCC Multifunctional Scissors with Magnet / Raymay Fujii

(7)

4 colors available

In stock
From ¥3,400
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Functionality Award

Frixion Synergy 3 Erasable 3-Color Ballpoint Pen 0.4mm / Pilot

(3)

5 colors available

In stock
¥2,500
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Multi Pen Award

Pensiero Verita S Multi Pen / Sailor

4 colors available

In stock
¥10,900
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Fountain Pen Award

Profit Casual L Gold Trim Fountain Pen / Sailor

4 colors available

¥29,100
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Color Pen Award

LAMECO Glitter-Only Marker / Sun-Star

(2)
¥4,400
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Eraser Award

KADOLOOP Eraser / SEED

(4)
Low stock
¥600
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Pen Case Award
Sold out

Cicada Shell Pen Case / Sun-Star

(5)

4 colors available

¥5,400
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Stationery Elections

Stationery fans across Japan vote for their favorite products across multiple categories. Hosted annually by GetNavi, the Stationery Elections celebrate innovative, practical stationery chosen by the people who use it every day.

Featured Winners

Grand Prize

Sindbat Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm / Sun-Star

(2)

8 colors available

In stock
¥1,600
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3rd Place

LAMY safari Kuru Toga inside 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

4 colors available

¥8,400
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Note Taking Award

Filing Note / KING JIM

(1)

5 colors available

Low stock
From ¥1,400
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Cutting, Sticking & Binding Award

Stickyle Scissors TSUMAMUNO / Sun-Star

4 colors available

Very low stock
¥2,200
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Marking Award

Unconfirmed Flying Bookmark / Sun-Star

(4)

3 colors available

¥900
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Study & Learning Award

PATAP Bookmark Clip / Nakabayashi

(19)

3 colors available

¥850
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Note Taking Award

Campus Quick-Open Binder B5 / KOKUYO

(3)

4 colors available

¥2,100
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Marking Award

Roll Sticky Note Holder / CARL

¥1,800
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Study & Learning Award

Kept Half-Split Clip / Raymay Fujii

(2)

4 colors available

Low stock
¥1,700
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Premium Mechanical Pencil

FUMI Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm / Tombow

4 colors available

Very low stock
¥4,400
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ISOT Japan Stationery Awards

The Japan Stationery Award recognizes standout products across Functionality, Design, Sustainability, and Trend. Five Excellence Award winners are selected in each category, with one product ultimately receiving the Grand Prix. Presented annually at ISOT, the awards are judged by industry professionals and experts. They celebrate products that push stationery forward through innovation, thoughtful design, and practical functionality.

Featured Winners

Design / Grand Prix

Spiral Notebook Basic 150 Pages / maruman

(1)

2 colors available

Low stock
From ¥1,400
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Functionality Award

Refill Maker 3.5 Mini Planner Hole Punch / CARL

2 colors available

Very low stock
¥12,200
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Sustainability

Campus Easy to Erase Hard to Break Eraser / KOKUYO

2 colors available

In stock
From ¥220
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Design

Ballsign iD Single 6 Color Gel Pen Set / SAKURA

¥5,500
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Functionality

Mutual Two-Fold Clipboard / LIHIT LAB

3 colors available

In stock
¥2,900
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Functionality

Fit Cut Curve All-Purpose Titanium Scissors / PLUS

¥5,100
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Trend

Stickyle Scissors TSUMAMUNO / Sun-Star

4 colors available

Very low stock
¥2,200
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Trend

Digitox The Routine Smartphone Time Lock Case / Sonic

3 colors available

¥9,900
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Design

Book Tilt BT-001 Bookend and Display Stand / CARL

3 colors available

Very low stock
¥1,800
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KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD

The KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD is an international product design competition established in 2002. Each year, designers respond to a new theme, with outstanding concepts selected for their originality and potential. Winning designers may work with Kokuyo to refine their ideas, with selected concepts eventually becoming commercial products.

Featured Winners

2023 Grand Prix Winner

Fallen Leaf Colored Pencils 7-Color Set / KOKUYO

¥8,000
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2022 Grand Prix Winner
Sold out

Flow of Thoughts Notebook / KOKUYO

(2)
¥7,000
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2018 Merit Award Winner

Smart Double Clip / KOKUYO

¥2,500
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Bungu Joshi Haku Awards

The Bungu Joshi Haku Awards are decided by visitors to Japan’s largest stationery festival. Attendees vote for the products that impress them most, with the most popular entries receiving awards. The awards highlight stationery that stands out for its creativity, practicality, and appeal among everyday stationery fans.

Featured Winners

Grand Prize Award 2025

Hancoco Slide Stamps / Kutsuwa

(3)
In stock
¥3,000
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Excellence Award

Pochitto Pick! Push-Button Stamp / KODOMO NO KAO

(2)
Low stock
¥3,200
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Excellence Award

Masking Tape Base Pen Jikakeru / Shachihata

(1)
¥700
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Excellence Award
Sold out

BGM Foil Stamping "Kissa A La Mode" Flake Stickers / BGM

3 colors available

¥900
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Grand Prize Winner 2024

kiritoRING Bird Masking Tape Cutter / Sun-Star

(2)

4 colors available

In stock
¥1,000
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Grand Prize Winner 2019

Ring Leaf / Kanmido

(4)

4 colors available

In stock
¥950
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Bundles

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    2025 Stationery Awards Bundle

    (0)
    ¥17,550
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  • 2026 Stationery Elections: Top 3 Picks Bundle

    ¥10,650
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  • New arrival

    Kokuyo Design Award Bundle

    ¥10,500
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  • New arrival

    2025 Bungu Joshi Haku Awards Bundle

    In stock
    ¥16,550
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  • New arrival

    2026 Stationery Awards Bundle

    ¥8,900
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  • 2026 ISOT Stationery Awards Bundle - bungu
    New arrival

    2026 ISOT Stationery Awards Bundle

    ¥16,800
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  • Juice+ Gel Pen 0.4mm / Pilot

    (10)
    In stock
    ¥400
    View details

  • Campus Roll Type Sticky Notes for Margins / KOKUYO

    (3)

    2 colors available

    From ¥900
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  • Campus Portable Book Clip / KOKUYO

    (8)

    3 colors available

    ¥1,200
    View details

  • Frixion Synergy 3 Erasable 3-Color Ballpoint Pen 0.4mm / Pilot

    (3)

    5 colors available

    In stock
    ¥2,500
    View details

  • Unidentified Flying Flat Pouch / Sun-Star

    (8)

    4 colors available

    Very low stock
    ¥2,500
    View details

  • UFO Pen Case / Sun-Star

    (16)

    4 colors available

    ¥4,000
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  • Jetstream Lite Touch Ink Pen / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (62)

    16 colors available

    In stock
    ¥600
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  • uni-ball one P Gel Ink Pens / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (95)

    8 colors available

    In stock
    ¥1,150
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  • KIRE-NA Highlighter 5 Color Set / Pilot

    (42)

    2 colors available

    ¥1,400
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  • Campus Flat Kimochii Notebook Set / KOKUYO

    (41)
    In stock
    ¥1,450
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  • uni-ball ZENTO Standard Model Water Based Ballpoint Pen / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (26)

    15 colors available

    In stock
    ¥700
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  • uni-ball one F Black Gel Pen / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (24)

    7 colors available

    In stock
    ¥750
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  • Kakusta Silicone Type Pen Case / Sonic

    (59)

    5 colors available

    ¥4,250
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  • KIRE-NA Highlighter / Pilot

    (23)
    ¥300
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  • Hagaseru (Peelable) Marker Film Tape 6mm x 5m / Kanmido

    (11)

    15 colors available

    In stock
    ¥850
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  • Iromoyo Warabe Mini Stamp Pad / Shachihata

    (9)

    29 colors available

    In stock
    ¥850
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  • Ukanmuri Clip / Sun-Star

    (33)

    6 colors available

    In stock
    ¥1,400
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  • uni-ball one P Kohakutou Series Gel Ink Pens / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (19)

    4 colors available

    In stock
    From ¥1,250
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  • Komagoma File / SAKURA

    (12)

    5 colors available

    In stock
    From ¥1,800
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  • Bendy Pen Case / Luddite

    (23)
    In stock
    ¥4,400
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  • PATAP Bookmark Clip / Nakabayashi

    (19)

    3 colors available

    ¥850
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  • HAKO-AKE 2 Way Portable Scissors / KOKUYO

    (20)

    3 colors available

    From ¥1,950
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  • Sold out

    Otonano Zukan Nature and Animals Stickers / Kamio Japan

    (12)
    ¥800
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  • bLen U Ballpoint Pen / Zebra

    (15)

    5 colors available

    In stock
    ¥600
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  • Kuru Toga Metal Mechanical Pencil / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (21)

    3 colors available

    Very low stock
    ¥6,200
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  • Mattehop Gel Ink Pen Set / Pentel

    (18)

    5 colors available

    In stock
    From ¥3,150
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  • RESEARCH LAB PEN Alcohol-Resistant Marker / KOKUYO

    (8)

    3 colors available

    In stock
    ¥850
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  • Waai Frixion Erasable Ballpoint Pen Full Set / Pilot

    (16)
    ¥4,150
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  • isshoni. Square To-Do Sticky Notes / DAIGO

    (3)

    2 colors available

    In stock
    ¥1,100
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  • uni Metal Pencil Lead Case / uni Mitsubishi Pencil

    (23)
    In stock
    ¥3,150
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April 5, 2026

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April 4, 2026

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March 21, 2026

My shopping experience was perfect. I’ll definitely be buying again soon. I loved the packaging—it feels like I have a little piece of Japan with me! Thanks, Bungu!

Andrea C.

March 20, 2026

Great automated feedback to tell when my shipment would be coming. Even better customer service. Packaging care is next level. I don't normally leave reviews but I had that good of an experience.

Brecken J.

March 20, 2026

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