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product_id: 166607698
title: "Maruman Mnemosyne Dot Grid Notebook- A4, 11.69\" x 9.25\", 70 Sheets / 140 Pages, 5mm Dotted Journal, Perforated Pages & Wire-Bound to Lay Flat, Black, Made in Japan"
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price: "C$2670"
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# A4 size 11.69" x 8.27" 70 sheets / 140 pages micro-perforated 80 g/m² premium Japanese paper, bleed-resistant Maruman Mnemosyne Dot Grid Notebook- A4, 11.69" x 9.25", 70 Sheets / 140 Pages, 5mm Dotted Journal, Perforated Pages & Wire-Bound to Lay Flat, Black, Made in Japan

**Brand:** maruman
**Price:** C$2670
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🖤 Elevate your ideas with Japan’s premium notebook — where every page means business.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Maruman Mnemosyne Dot Grid Notebook- A4, 11.69" x 9.25", 70 Sheets / 140 Pages, 5mm Dotted Journal, Perforated Pages & Wire-Bound to Lay Flat, Black, Made in Japan by maruman
- **How much does it cost?** C$2670 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- maruman enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted maruman brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Durable & Sleek:** Resin-coated poly cover resists dirt and water—perfect for on-the-go professionals
- • **Subtle Dot Grid:** 5mm light gray dots provide structure without distraction for notes, sketches, or planning
- • **Effortless Page Removal:** Micro-perforated sheets tear cleanly for sharing or scanning without mess
- • **Designed for Productivity:** Wire-bound lay-flat design lets you write comfortably across two pages
- • **Ultimate Writing Experience:** Ultra-smooth, acid-free 80 g/m² paper resists bleed-through—even with fountain pens

## Overview

The Maruman Mnemosyne A4 Dot Grid Notebook features 70 micro-perforated sheets of ultra-smooth, acid-free 80 g/m² Japanese paper designed to prevent ink bleed-through. Its wire-bound, lay-flat construction and durable resin-coated poly cover make it ideal for professionals who demand a sleek, functional notebook for note-taking, planning, and creative brainstorming. The subtle 5mm dot grid offers clean structure without distraction, while the perforations enable effortless page removal for sharing or scanning.

## Description

Maruman A4 sized special purpose notebook is perfect to use as a day planner or a task planner for managing your busy schedule, checking to do list, organizing projects or writing ideas and plans. Well designed with professional mind, this full-size memo pad also serves well as an executive notebook and a professional notebook for gathering ideas and visualizing brainstorms at business meetings. This versatile writing pad features 70 Micro perforated white papers with 5 mm dot grid. Each page of this notepad has a blank header with date/no. And title for quick and easy reference of your note at a glance. It measures 297 mm x 210 mm after detached, exact same as A4 size sheet. Firmly bound with quality double wire binding system that allows pages to completely lay flat with both left and right pages lining up evenly. This allows you to use both pages as one continuous page across the wire when you need a wider space. A small arrow on top and bottom ends of twin wire will guide you to place your finger right above the perforation for clean and easy detach. You can remove the sheet when you want to scan the page, make copies, or to compare charts Side by side. Durable Poly front cover will stand up to rigorous daily use and the extra rigid back hard cover provides additional support wherever you take note. Maruman premium quality, 80G/M2 acid free papers are made in Japan with their uncompromising commitment to its quality to promise a superior smooth writing with minimal ghosting and bleed-through. Mnemosyne, named after the Greek goddess of memory, Comes in a variety of sizes and styles, which is ideal to use as executive journal, business notebook, idea journal, idea notebook, weekly planner and log book, etc.

Review: Great for fountain pens! - Absolutely phenomenal notebook. The pages are silky smooth and a pleasant white that’s easy on the eyes. I use a fountain pen with mine, and there’s no bleed through or ghosting. Plus, the pages dry quickly enough that smearing isn’t a major concern, which is better than other notebooks I’ve used. My only “complaint” is that I’d prefer a 6mm line spacing or a 6mm dot grid. The 7mm is larger than I normally write, so it feels like I’m wasting page space by using such large line spacing.
Review: Fantastic notebooks - review of 199 (A4) and 194 (B5) lined notebooks. - TLDR: These are absolutely top of the line notebooks, particularly with fountain pens. In dollars per centimeter of line, the 194 (B5) size is a 14%-20% better value than the 199 (A4) size at current prices ($14.85 for the 199 and $10.04 for the 194). Maurman notebooks are first class. To date they are my favorite of all I have tried. Other top-tier brands I have tried are Rhodia A4 size and Clairfontaine A4 size, which are also excellent, but for a variety of reasons I prefer the Mnemosyne. Fountain pens write like a dream on this coated paper, as do gel pens. The thickness and feel of the paper is amazing. The subdued dotted lines are really nice. The cover is fantastic and the rear cardboard of the 199 or rear plastic of the 194 is substantial. The micro-perforations tear off super smoothly. Also, when you remove the entire page from the notebook before removing the micro-perf scrap, the little nibs stay attached to the page and you don't end up with nibs all over the place. Lastly, the off-white color is classy and archival looking (if you want bright white paper, look elsewhere). Everything about these notebooks is premium. I do wish that they contained more pages. The 199 has 70 sheets (140 sides) and the 194 has 80 sheets (160 sides). Personally, I think that 100 pages would be a better number. But for some reason, all premium notebooks tend to have between 50 and 80 pages. I guess it is a European / Japanese thing. I am currently really geeking-out on fountain pens and paper and have compiled a ridiculous amount of information comparing the different notebooks I like the best. One of the things I have calculated is value for the money. I am not thrilled about how much these quality notebooks cost, so I wanted to know how I could maximize my value. With this in mind, I calculated the number of line-centimeters the 199 and 194 have. Doing the math reveals that based on the current prices of these notebooks, the smaller 194 gives you 14% more value than the larger 199. Of course, this doesn't consider the aesthetics of the size differences. With the 194 you are writing on a smaller piece of paper, will have more "carriage returns" than the 199, and your hand will encounter the side edge and binding edge more often. The 194 is more compact and easier to carry, though. Also, the 194 has plastic on the rear cover instead of cardboard. So, I can't say which format you will prefer, just that in terms of pure value per written word the 194 comes out on top. "BUT WAIT," you may say, (well, at least I did), "isn't it likely that with the smaller paper and having to carriage-return more often, there might be some inefficiency involved in coming to edges that may weigh in favor of larger pages where your writing flow isn't broken as often?" To me, this seemed like a likely thing. It seemed somehow intuitive that the more often you had to break to go to the next line, that there would be efficiency losses. So I set out to test this theory, to see if the 194 was truly more cost effective. Well, it turns out, for me at least, my theory was exactly wrong. Not only wrong, but OPPOSITE wrong. When I wrote long lengths of text on both the A4 paper and B5 paper, trying to maintain my exact same writing style, size and spacing, I ended up getting MORE text into the same overall length of line in the smaller notebook. I was shocked. What happened is, as much as I tried to make my writing the same size and spacing in each notebook, my brain didn't let me do it. Somehow, when I was writing on a larger page my writing expanded. And when I wrote on the smaller page it constricted. Looking at the pages side by side it was obvious. Crazy. I honestly thought I was writing the same. So, as it turns out, for ME, the 194 is not 14% more efficient than the 199, but actually 21.6% more efficient (i.e. cost effective). Of course, your mileage may vary. But for me the 194 is a better value. All of that said, I still vacillate between the 194 and the 199. I like the smaller size of the 194 for carrying, and the fact that it has 80 instead of 70 pages. I think I also prefer the plastic back of the 194 over the cardboard of the 199. But if I am being honest I have to admit that I like writing in the 199 more. It just so much more spacious. My ideal notebook would be the 199 with 100 pages. At the same price as the current one, of course.

## Features

- [PREMIUM JAPANESE PAPER] Features 70 sheets (140 pages) of ultra smooth, acid-free 80 g/m² paper resist ink bleed-through- perfect for gel pens, pencils, markers, and fountain pens
- [MICRO-PERFORATED PAGES] Clean, effortless page removal makes this spiral notebook perfect for assignments, memos, to-do lists, or sharing notes without tearing
- [DURABLE POLY COVER] Sleek resin coated cover resists dirt and water, making this notebook ideal for on-the-go use in school, work, or creative environments
- [LAY-FLAT SPIRAL BINDING] Wire bound construction allows pages to turn smoothly, fold completely flat, or wrap back neatly in tight workspaces like school desks and cafes
- [SUBTLE GRAY RULING] 5mm Light gray dot grid provides clean structure without distracting from your text—perfect for note taking, lists, journaling, or sketches

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07YQMBTSD |
| Best Sellers Rank | #898 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #9 in Hardcover Executive Notebooks |
| Binding | Notebook |
| Brand | Maruman |
| Brand Name | Maruman |
| Color | Black |
| Cover Material | Premium quality material (possibly leather-like) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 7,282 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04979093109005 |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 11.69"L x 11.69"W |
| Item Dimensions L x W x Thickness | 11.69"L x 8.66"W x 0.02"Th |
| Item Height | 0.35 inches |
| Item Type Name | Notebook |
| Item Weight | 100 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Maruman Corporation |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Pages | 70 |
| Paper Size | 11.69 x 8.27 |
| Ruling Type | Dotted |
| Sheet Size | 11.69 x 8.27 |
| Special Features | Micro-perforation |
| Specific Uses For Product | Checklist, Grocery List, Journal Writing, Meal Planning, Note Taking, Office, Register, School |
| Style | Twin Wire |
| Theme | Book |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Maruman
- **Color:** Black
- **Theme:** Book
- **Sheet Size:** 11.69 x 8.27
- **Pages:** 70
- **Cover Material:** Premium quality material (possibly leather-like)
- **Style:** Twin Wire
- **Ruling Type:** Dotted
- **Special Feature:** Micro-perforation
- **Product Dimensions:** 11.69"L x 8.66"W x 0.02"Th

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for fountain pens!
*by F***S on January 17, 2026*

Absolutely phenomenal notebook. The pages are silky smooth and a pleasant white that’s easy on the eyes. I use a fountain pen with mine, and there’s no bleed through or ghosting. Plus, the pages dry quickly enough that smearing isn’t a major concern, which is better than other notebooks I’ve used. My only “complaint” is that I’d prefer a 6mm line spacing or a 6mm dot grid. The 7mm is larger than I normally write, so it feels like I’m wasting page space by using such large line spacing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic notebooks - review of 199 (A4) and 194 (B5) lined notebooks.
*by T***N on July 3, 2024*

TLDR: These are absolutely top of the line notebooks, particularly with fountain pens. In dollars per centimeter of line, the 194 (B5) size is a 14%-20% better value than the 199 (A4) size at current prices ($14.85 for the 199 and $10.04 for the 194). Maurman notebooks are first class. To date they are my favorite of all I have tried. Other top-tier brands I have tried are Rhodia A4 size and Clairfontaine A4 size, which are also excellent, but for a variety of reasons I prefer the Mnemosyne. Fountain pens write like a dream on this coated paper, as do gel pens. The thickness and feel of the paper is amazing. The subdued dotted lines are really nice. The cover is fantastic and the rear cardboard of the 199 or rear plastic of the 194 is substantial. The micro-perforations tear off super smoothly. Also, when you remove the entire page from the notebook before removing the micro-perf scrap, the little nibs stay attached to the page and you don't end up with nibs all over the place. Lastly, the off-white color is classy and archival looking (if you want bright white paper, look elsewhere). Everything about these notebooks is premium. I do wish that they contained more pages. The 199 has 70 sheets (140 sides) and the 194 has 80 sheets (160 sides). Personally, I think that 100 pages would be a better number. But for some reason, all premium notebooks tend to have between 50 and 80 pages. I guess it is a European / Japanese thing. I am currently really geeking-out on fountain pens and paper and have compiled a ridiculous amount of information comparing the different notebooks I like the best. One of the things I have calculated is value for the money. I am not thrilled about how much these quality notebooks cost, so I wanted to know how I could maximize my value. With this in mind, I calculated the number of line-centimeters the 199 and 194 have. Doing the math reveals that based on the current prices of these notebooks, the smaller 194 gives you 14% more value than the larger 199. Of course, this doesn't consider the aesthetics of the size differences. With the 194 you are writing on a smaller piece of paper, will have more "carriage returns" than the 199, and your hand will encounter the side edge and binding edge more often. The 194 is more compact and easier to carry, though. Also, the 194 has plastic on the rear cover instead of cardboard. So, I can't say which format you will prefer, just that in terms of pure value per written word the 194 comes out on top. "BUT WAIT," you may say, (well, at least I did), "isn't it likely that with the smaller paper and having to carriage-return more often, there might be some inefficiency involved in coming to edges that may weigh in favor of larger pages where your writing flow isn't broken as often?" To me, this seemed like a likely thing. It seemed somehow intuitive that the more often you had to break to go to the next line, that there would be efficiency losses. So I set out to test this theory, to see if the 194 was truly more cost effective. Well, it turns out, for me at least, my theory was exactly wrong. Not only wrong, but OPPOSITE wrong. When I wrote long lengths of text on both the A4 paper and B5 paper, trying to maintain my exact same writing style, size and spacing, I ended up getting MORE text into the same overall length of line in the smaller notebook. I was shocked. What happened is, as much as I tried to make my writing the same size and spacing in each notebook, my brain didn't let me do it. Somehow, when I was writing on a larger page my writing expanded. And when I wrote on the smaller page it constricted. Looking at the pages side by side it was obvious. Crazy. I honestly thought I was writing the same. So, as it turns out, for ME, the 194 is not 14% more efficient than the 199, but actually 21.6% more efficient (i.e. cost effective). Of course, your mileage may vary. But for me the 194 is a better value. All of that said, I still vacillate between the 194 and the 199. I like the smaller size of the 194 for carrying, and the fact that it has 80 instead of 70 pages. I think I also prefer the plastic back of the 194 over the cardboard of the 199. But if I am being honest I have to admit that I like writing in the 199 more. It just so much more spacious. My ideal notebook would be the 199 with 100 pages. At the same price as the current one, of course.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favorite notebook, hands down!
*by A***R on November 20, 2025*

This is an excellent notebook. I am about 3/4 of the way through this notebook so far, so I feel like I can say some things about it. The cover is very durable and holds its shape well. The paper has worked great with every pen I have used on it, from felt tips to fountain pens. I write on both sides and very little shows through with most pens, although there is some visible marking on the back page with certain inks. I love the off-white color of the paper; it's nice to look at and not stark white. The binding is excellent and has held up to a lot of use; I constantly flip back through my notes and the pages have remained easy to turn and smooth. Pages are perforated and easy to tear out if needed. I like the line spacing and the lightness of the lines themselves. I throw this in my computer bag and it has not wrapped, the edges are still nice looking as well. Honestly I can't fault this at all; I will be repurchasing it, if not stocking up.

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