Love the retro style

Furukawa Shiko Memo pads

Brand: Loft

Price: 473 yen

Place of purchase: Loft

Rating:

I don't really have a lot of vices, but cute stationery is one of them -- I buy a bit for myself (something that sparks joy!) but also for stationery lovers in my life back home. These retro-themed ones were a recent purchase from Loft, and I love how they feel like a little step back in time to the Showa era. Each packet comes with four different memo sheet styles, so you get quite a bit of variety, with the bottom pack having some white space on every sheet (easier for note use) and the top two packets having one style in each that is fully illustrated.

These are definitely more expensive than your standard 100 yen store memo sheet pack, so I would only recommend getting these if you really like the style or know someone in your life that would enjoy them. Also, I think the bottom pack is the best one of the bunch since all of the sheets contain writing space on them. The other two packs have one sheet that is completely illustrated, which is fun for things like scrapbooking cafe adventures, but not so helpful if you use these primarily for little notes or to-do lists.