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Japanese Animation Astro Boy × Mino-Washi Japanese Paper Memo Pad Debuts for Expo 2025 Osaka – Original Japanese Paper Notebook by Ishikawa Paper Goods Ltd.

2025.06.04

We provide OEM manufacturing and fully bespoke production for anime characters, event mascots, corporate mascots, local Yuru-chara, shrine icons, and more! Founded in 1902 (Meiji 35) — Ishikawa Shigyo, Japan’s Mino-washi craft specialist.

We can manufacture “Mino-washi Japanese Traditinal Paper Memo Pads” printed with the character design of your choice.

Our “Mino-washi Memo Pads” are beautiful yet practical Japanese-paper stationery made with hand-dyed Mino-washi crafted by Kyoto artisans. Every pad is handmade by a master craftsperson.

Each pad is produced with precision, drawing on artisan skills refined over generations.

Ask us about OEM! Tell us your desired design, quantity, lead-time, budget, and specifications (papier-mâché, washi items, etc.).

We will gladly prepare a quotation.

Japanese craft wholesaler — founded 1902 — Ishikawa Shigyo Co., Ltd.

Click here for inquiries 

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A best-seller at Expo 2025 Osaka! Japan’s beloved anime hero now on washi memo pads!!

Astro Boy × Mino-washi
“Yuzen-Washi Memo Pad — ATOM”!!! (Black Jack design also available!)

The cover features hand-dyed Mino-washi printed with Astro Boy artwork!

Inside pages are also decorated with Astro Boy — 60 sheets per pad.

The reverse side carries the official logo.

Produced by Ishikawa Shigyo for our client, Adglobe Inc.

Astro Boy and Black Jack — navigators of the Pasona Group Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka — have teamed up with our iconic Yuzen-washi and roly-poly dolls.

Both at Expo 2025 Osaka and online, “Washi Korokoro ATOM” roly-poly dolls and “Washi Memo Pad ATOM/Black Jack” are now on sale!

The Yuzen-Washi Memo Pad ATOM combines a gold-foiled Astro Boy on a traditional Japanese motif. The seasonal design evokes the beauty of Japanese spring.
Great for personal use or as a gift. The light-pink washi pages create an instant sense of celebration.

*As an OEM item, this product is not sold directly by us. Please contact the retailer listed below.

■ Purchase here (Pasona Group)← Click

About Our Custom Washi Memo Pads

Minimum Order  300 pcs – ideal for wholesale buyers and importers of Japanese stationery.
Printing        We propose the best printing method for your design.
Printable areas: cover (mascot, logo, text), inner pages (watermark effect), back cover (logo).
Lead Time   Approx. 1-3 months after design approval (for 300 pcs).
*Split shipments and specific delivery requests incur extra charges.
Cost           Prototype fee, printing (cover/inner/back), label design, die cost, etc.

Contact our Circulation Dept. for quotes and orders
Inquire at Ishikawa Shigyo ← Click

See our OEM page ← Click

Standard OEM items — “Washi Korokoro” series (regular line) catalog: Click here
Also available as workshop kits.
For our regular Washi Korokoro DIY kit catalog, please click here

OEM inquiries welcome!

Corporate buyers enjoy wholesale pricing.

Corporate purchasing, B2B trade, and inquiriesContact Ishikawa Shigyo


【Ishikawa Shigyo Company Profile】

Founded in 1902 in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture — birthplace of Mino-washi. Guided by the motto “Sharing the Heart of Japan Through Gifts,” we plan, develop, manufacture, and wholesale Mino-washi accessories under our Washi-ya no Tesigoto handmade brand. Ishikawa Shigyo holds the most Mino-washi brand certifications in Japan (and the world). Our flagship store in the protected historical district of Udatsu Machinami offers popular washi-craft workshops to inbound tour groups.

OEM and original production: hand-dyed Mino-washi, chiyogami, DIY kits, washi dolls, zodiac decorations, Hina dolls, Boys’ Day helmets, koinobori mobiles, genkan ornaments, seasonal goods, Washi Korokoro figurines, chirimen dolls, washi papier-mâché, kokeshi, inbound souvenirs, Japanese gifts, washi stationery, money envelopes, bookmarks, memo pads, origami, diaries, pen cases, postcard boxes, goshuin-cho, wagasa umbrellas, fans, uchiwa, fan sleeves, washi photo frames, business-card cases, washi accessories (earrings, brooches, hair ties), washi magnets, tenugui, Japanese-pattern towels, kaishi, blotting paper, washi coasters, chigiri-e kits, postcard hangers, tapestries, netsuke, toothpick cases, ear picks, traditional toys, folk toys — producing over 1,200 handmade washi items each year for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers worldwide.

We have completed countless custom papier-mâché projects for anime studios, event organizers, corporations, local governments, and shrines.

Ishikawa Shigyo Official Website

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/

Catalogs for Corporate Buyers

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/product/index.html

Our Craft Philosophy

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/concept.html

From Mino-washi to Finished Product

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/flow.html

OEM Production (Original Manufacturing)

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/oem.html

Flagship Store — Mino-washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html

*Our washi-craft workshops are popular with travelers and inbound tour groups.

OEM Examples

[Anime Characters]
Astro Boy, Black Jack, Chibi-Maruko-chan, Snoopy, Monchhichi (Nippon Vogue Co., Ltd.; Sekiguchi Co., Ltd.), Rurouni Kenshin, Pochita (Chainsaw Man), Attack on Titan, Nyanko-sensei (Natsume’s Book of Friends)
[Yuru-chara / Corporate & Sports Mascots]
Kuidaore Taro, Tsubakuro (Yakult Swallows), Chukyo-kun (Chukyo TV), Giffy (FC Gifu)
[Vehicles / Government & Museums]
SLIM Lunar Lander (JAXA), WWII Ki-61 “Hien” Fighter (Gifu Air & Space Museum), Sightseeing train Nagara (Nagaragawa Railway), Gifu Bus
[Historic Figures]
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, Kicho (Nohime), Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu, Kuroda Nagamasa, Fukushima Masanori, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Ushiwakamaru
[Animals]
Dormouse, Jersey Cattle, Wolf

Distribution Channels: souvenir stores, lifestyle shops, department-store wholesalers, e-commerce, toy shops, ceramics stores, lacquerware dealers, stationery/bookstores, kimono shops, tea wholesalers, confectionery makers, paper boutiques, shrines & temples, florists, event companies, paper museums, general museum shops, global export wholesalers, overseas retailers, ad agencies, promotional-goods suppliers, commemorative-gift firms, craft stores, hobby shops, washi retailers. We manufacture and wholesale to every industry.

Keywords for Buyers: Japanese gift wholesale, premium washi products, traditional Japanese crafts for export, inbound-tourism souvenirs, corporate OEM gifts, Mino-washi stationery bulk order, bespoke Japanese paper crafts.

“Sharing the Heart of Japan Through Gifts” — Information Manpuku!!

Ishikawa Shigyo website → http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/

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~ Sharing the Heart of Japan Through Gifts ~

2382 Yoshikawa-chō, Mino-shi, Gifu 501-3721, JAPAN

Ishikawa Paper Goods Ltd.

Sales Dept.: Minowa, Yamashita, Sato

Tel. +81-575-33-0228

Fax +81-575-35-1363

Email shigyo@jt7.so-net.ne.jp

Website http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/

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