Making learning
fun and creation
joyful

Making learning fun, and work more efficient. Delivering both convenience and excitement. KOKUYO continues to provide stationery designed with you in mind.

Stationery

1905

How we got here

We’ve always generated ideas by putting ourselves in our customers’ shoes.

Starting with covers for Japanese ledgers in 1905, we have meticulously crafted paper products, from those ledgers to field notebooks and the Campus Notebook.

  1. 01
    Founded 120 years ago
    Our strength in
    paper products
    comes from our
    origins with ledger covers
  2. 02
    Transforming paper products
    We’ve gone from Japanese
    ledgers to sales slips, letter
    paper, copybooks, folders and paper products in line with the needs of the times
  3. 03
    A Symbol of KOKUYO
    In 1975, we launched the
    first Campus Notebook series
    of adhesive-bound notebooks for students across Japan
  4. 04
    Chairing design awards
    The Kadokeshi eraser, one of our leading products, is a major hit that lets you
    erase with precision
  5. 05
    The birth of the
    ultimate adhesive tool
    In 2005, we launched the Dotliner,
    which turned adhesive
    tape’s weakness into strength
  6. 06
    Values for stationery
    Hit products have come from deeply empathizing with
    challenges and transforming them into unique ideas

2020

Today’s efforts

At your side, filling your studies and daily life with excitement

When you pick up stationery, does it thrill you? Does your heart swell with emotion? Our stationery, and all we do, is meant to nurture your creativity and curiosity.

  1. 07
    Notebook mastery on display
    Moving beyond notebooks,
    we’ve taken on the
    challenge of tools for writing
  2. 08
    The potential of stationery
    created together
    We integrate new perspectives into the crafting of stationery through repeated experimentation with diverse people
  3. 09
    Supporting diverse learning styles
    Campus makes study time joyful and fun for everyone
  4. 10
    Expansion into household tasks
    We even shape experiences
    in housework and cooking that facilitate everyday living
  5. 11
    New experiences with IoT stationery
    Homework Motivation Pen combines digital and analog technology to become a tool and experience that makes
    learning easy and fun

20XX

Toward the future

Supporting learning around the world with the strength of digital technology

We believe the excitement KOKUYO stationery creates has the power to cross oceans. By freely switching between the analog and digital, we will spread this experience to every corner of the world.

  1. 12
    Learn more about
    Japanese stationery
    Committed to helping the world discover the joy of Japanese stationery
  2. 13
    Creating to meet each country’s needs
    We design experiences and express individuality in a way that is tailored to each
    country
  3. 14
    From palm-sized to global
    The fun and excitement of stationery can transcend language and unite the world
  4. 15
    Encouraging adults to learn
    We aim to make learning fun
    for people of all ages
  5. 16
    Set on going global
    We promote KOKUYO stationery to people worldwide: in Asia, Oceania,
    Europe, and North America