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by fnord77 1637 days ago
I have an itoya oasis notebook that I adore. Paper feels lux and has the right amount of tooth and it magically lays flat despite having a cloth binding. Got it at that Japanese paper/pen shop on Santana Row in san jose.

https://itoya.com/products/notebooks-journals/profolio-oasis...

also have a kyokuto side-bound wire notebook that has held up like a champ. The wire doesn't get mangled from jamming it into my backpack like some POS mead notebook would. Got it at the japanese paper store in japantown sf https://kencrooker.com/review-kyokuto/

Still I think from now on I'm going to stick with the magic lay-flat cloth bound.

one curious statement from the article:

> Despite Japan’s international reputation for using futuristic technology...

maybe in the 1980s? As late as a few years ago, it was rare for a hotel in japan to have wifi. They're lagging in tech now in several industries.