Retro Risograph Memo Pad Collection / Kinokosya

• Printing Method: Risograph (stencil duplication)
• Ink Type: Semi-water-based
• Sheet Count: 20 sheets (most designs) or 30 sheets (select designs)
• Sheet Sizes: 74×105mm, 80×80mm, 105×74mm, 105×148mm, 148×105mm, or 170×54mm (varies by design)
• Paper Materials: Plain paper, straw paper (wara hanshi), or high-quality paper 110kg (varies by design)
• Packaging: Individual packaging with product tag included
• Made in Japan

Kinokosya builds each memo pad around a fictional world rather than a surface aesthetic. The Showa-era retro look comes from the storytelling layer: a stamp brand called Gu-Insha, a cinema called Yume Kinema, a bathhouse stationery line (Sento Shuwa-Shuwa), a festival stall (Bon-Bon Stationery), a sunset post office (Yuuyake Yuubinkyoku). Each design is its own small universe, and the memo pad is a piece of ephemera from inside that world.

Risograph printing reinforces this. The process uses drum-based stencils and semi-water-based ink, printing one color at a time. The result is analog by nature: ink bleeds slightly into paper, colors shift between prints, and registration isn't always exact. These aren't flaws. They're the signature of the process, and they're why risograph-printed goods look the way they do. Paper choices vary by design, with straw paper (wara hanshi) adding a rougher, more tactile surface to select pads.