{"product_id":"midori-md-notebook-a5","title":"Midori MD Notebook A5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidori MD versus Tomoe River — choosing between them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth Midori MD and Tomoe River are considered premium Japanese fountain pen papers, but they serve different needs. Tomoe River is the ink-performance paper: its extreme thinness and slow absorption maximise shading and sheen visibility, at the cost of significant show-through and slow dry time. Midori MD is the practical daily writing paper: 80gsm cream-toned stock absorbs ink slightly faster, shows shading well but less dramatically, has minimal show-through, and dries faster. The cream tone adds warmth to the page — dark inks look slightly different on cream than on white, which some practitioners prefer and others find inaccurate. The choice is a function of use: if your priority is seeing your inks at their maximum potential and you accept show-through and dry time trade-offs, use Tomoe River. If your priority is a premium daily writing notebook that performs beautifully with fountain pen inks without the trade-offs, use Midori MD. Many practitioners keep both for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlank, ruled, or grid — which format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlank is the most versatile: accommodates writing, sketching, and mixed use without constraint. For a journalling notebook that will contain primarily writing, ruled provides line consistency and allows faster, more comfortable sustained writing. Grid is for systematic, structured use — planning, layouts, grids, and any application where the grid reference is actively useful rather than just a constraint. If in doubt, start with blank.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Midori","offers":[{"title":"Blank","offer_id":53242946650440,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Grid","offer_id":53242946683208,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ruled","offer_id":53242946715976,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/inkwellartsupplies.com\/products\/midori-md-notebook-a5","provider":"Inkwell Art Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}