APICA Side-Sewn Notebooks

A5/W148×H210mm

• 7mm ruled x 25 lines continuous ruled
  
• 28 sheets
  

A6/W105×H148mm

• 6mm ruled x 20 lines continuous ruled
• 52 sheets
  

Semi-B5/W179×H252mm

• 6.5mm ruled x 32 lines
  
• 34 sheets

A long-selling notebook. A standard notebook that can be used in a variety of situations, regardless of purpose, age, or gender.

The cover is made of special paper that expresses the color and texture of elegant textiles. It has a classic design with traditional decorative lines.

The paper used for the inner sheet is an original acid-free paper with superior writability, developed in collaboration with Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Although "acid-free paper" is now commonly used, until 1984, when APICA launched the first notebook using acid-free paper in Japan, acidic paper was used for notebooks, which could not be preserved for a long period of time and often became easily damaged. With the wish to "preserve important records for a long time," we focused on acid-free paper, which was used mainly for publications at that time, and developed a writing paper that was easy to write on and had superior storage stability.

The cover features a specialty paper called fancy paper that expresses the texture and color of elegant textiles. While the combination of ornamental frame and fiber-added paper was common, we used "Tsuzure", a special paper with deep and beautiful colors, as the cover material, considering design and functionality (ease of use). In addition to classic colors such as white, red, and yellow, there are Japanese names such as “Hiwa” (greenfinch) or “Sora” (sky) which match the color of the cover.

These notebooks use a method of durable thread binding in which thread is stitched through the cover and inner sheet using a sewing machine. It has long been said that thread binding is more durable than other methods. It may take time and be more costly, but APICA believes that this is the best method to ensure the long-lasting reliability of the notebooks for their users.