Bring modern Japanese design into your note-taking with this SOU.SOU × Kokuyo Soft Ring Notebook in the vibrant Oraka floral pattern. This special collaboration blends SOU.SOU’s Kyoto-inspired aesthetic with Kokuyo’s innovative soft-ring stationery design, delivering both style and everyday functionality in one compact A5 notebook.
Design & Inspiration
Featuring the Oraka floral motif in purple and yellow hues, this notebook brings a vibrant splash of colour to your desk space. Whether you’re journaling, planning, sketching or making lists, the cover’s floral design adds a creative edge that reflects SOU.SOU’s artistic approach.
User-Friendly Features
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Soft ring binding: Kokuyo’s “soft ring” makes it effortless to write all the way to the edge of the page without your hand hitting the rings - especially friendly for both right and left-handed users.
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Fold-back convenience: The soft rings allow the notebook to fold fully back on itself, so you can write comfortably even in tight spaces like desks, trains or coffee tables.
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Compact & portable: A5 size (approx. 21 x 14.8 cm) is ideal for everyday note-taking, sketching, journaling or school work.
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50 lined pages: Includes 50 pages of lined (dot-ruled) high-quality paper that supports neat handwriting and creative use.
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D-shaped ring: The unique D-shape keeps the ring binding compact and avoids the bulky feel of traditional spiral notebooks, without sacrificing usability.
Notebook Details
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Size: A5 (21 × 14.8 cm)
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Pages: 50 pages/1 book, lined for structured writing (dotted lines)
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Cover: Transparent colour PP with SOU.SOU "Oraka" floral pattern print
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Paper: High-quality Kokuyo interior pages
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Origin: Designed in and imported from Japan. Made in China.
This notebook is perfect for anyone who appreciates contemporary Japanese aesthetics combined with thoughtful stationery design. The soft-ring binding makes writing more comfortable than a typical spiral, and the floral patterned cover turns everyday note-taking into something a bit more personal and joyful.
About SOU.SOU
We first visited the SOU.SOU Okurimono flagship store in their hometown of Kyoto, back in 2019, and just fell in love with the joyfulness of their designs. It was established in 2003 by Katsuji Wakisaka (Textile Designer), Hisanobu Tsujimura (Architect), and Takeshi Wakabayashi (Producer).
Based in Kyoto, Japan, SOU · SOU created textile designed to depict seasonal beauty of nature founded on the concept of "Creating New Japanese Culture". Whilst pop and edgy, the brand is using skilled craftspeople and time-tested materials to decorate modern life.
When in Japan, you may often hear conversations with the phrase "sou.sou (そうそう), short for sou desu (そうです). This roughly translates as "Yes, that's right", or "I agree with you". Even down to the brand name, SOU.SOU designs really evoke the essence of Japan
