Maruman's "spiral note BASIC" Wins Grand Prize at the 35th Japan Stationery Awards. The "Ultimate Basic Notebook" Born from a Long-Selling Product

Maruman Co., Ltd.'s (Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo) "spiral note BASIC 150 sheets Black/Light Gray" received an Excellence Award in the Design Division at the "35th Japan Stationery Awards," an award ceremony recognizing stationery with excellent functionality and design. At the awards ceremony held on June 24, 2026 (Wed.) at the Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall, it was selected as the Grand Prize winner from among 12 Excellence Award products across all divisions.

spiral note BASIC 150 sheets Black/Light Gray

About the Award-Winning Product "spiral note BASIC"

This is a long-selling series that continues to be loved as the origin of the spiral note series. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, we launched a 150-sheet type for generous use, which was highly praised by many customers.

Following its popularity, we released "Black" and "Light Gray," which are easy to use in any situation. With a calm cover color and foil-stamped design, it has been finished as a notebook that blends well from business scenes to everyday use.

The metal spiral ring and the long oval-shaped holes reduce snagging when turning pages and allow the notebook to lie flat when opened. Furthermore, by adopting Maruman's original writing paper, it is the ultimate basic notebook that pursues the fundamental actions of a notebook – "writing, turning, and tearing" – down to the finest detail.

Features: Micro-perforated, Metal spiral ring, Lays flat

Colors: Black, Light Gray

Specifications: 150 sheets (300 pages)

Generous 150 sheets Long oval-shaped holes reduce snagging when turning pages, designed to lie flat when opened, High-precision tear-off perforations

Award Comment

Misako Uchida, Head of Marketing Group, Maruman Co., Ltd.

"Thank you very much for this prestigious award. To be honest, I was completely unprepared for the Grand Prize, so I am very surprised and deeply honored.

Maruman is not a flashy company, but we consistently pursue manufacturing with sincerity and diligence. This award will be a great encouragement to our employees who meticulously craft our products at our plants in Sagamihara and Miyazaki. We feel anew that what we have done so far was not in vain. We will continue to strive to develop products that our customers will feel good about using."

About the "Japan Stationery Awards"

The "Japan Stationery Awards" is an award ceremony that recognizes stationery with excellent functionality and design, and is one of the most highly regarded awards in the stationery industry. For the 35th edition, judging was conducted in four divisions: "Function," "Design," "Sustainable," and "Trend," with three products selected in each division, totaling 12 Excellence Award winners. The Grand Prize was then chosen from among these.

Product Lineup

Black

A5/B5, 150 sheets each

A sophisticated notebook with a foil-stamped design on a calm black cover. It blends naturally into business scenes.

Price (tax included): B5 ¥770

A5 ¥660

Light Gray

A5/B5, 150 sheets each

A light and airy notebook with a foil-stamped design on a soft light gray cover. It's a color that easily fits into both work and everyday use.

Price (tax included): B5 ¥770

A5 ¥660

Kraft

A7 variant to A4, 27 types in total

The standard color for spiral note basic. A rich lineup that allows you to choose the size, number of sheets, and ruling according to your needs.

Price (tax included): ¥154~

This product is available for sale on the Maruman official online shop. https://www.e-maruman.co.jp/products/detail/n236ohfs_.html

About Creative Support Company maruman

Since its founding, Maruman has been committed to "paper" and aims to provide services that make everyone creative as a "Creative Support Company." Founded in 1920 by Koichi Iguchi in Kanda, Tokyo, the company began manufacturing and selling sketchbooks for students with the desire to "allow children to draw their dreams to their hearts' content." This aspiration remains unchanged from its founding to the present day, and the company develops paper products that expand infinite ideas starting from "writing" and "drawing." Through this process, Maruman has introduced many long-selling brands such as "Zuan Sketchbook" and "Croquis Book," which continue to be loved to this day.

Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2020, the company plans to further expand its business.

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<Company Overview> Company Name: Maruman Co., Ltd. Location: 2-36-12 Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Representative: President & CEO Yasuhiro Iguchi Founded: 1920 (Taisho 9) Business Activities: Manufacturing and sales of sketchbooks, notebooks, binders, loose-leaf, etc.