The cutest Japanese stationery and a giveaway!

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When Garin of Ginko Papers contacted me last week, I was instantly transported back to when I was 12.Β  The year was nineteen-eighty- something, and that summer I was put on a bus to go stay with my uncle, aunt and brand new little niece in Montclair, NJ. I had a wonderful two weeks with my family. They treated me very well…even took me into New York City into Chinatown, to the Strand and to visit the Dakota Building (where John Lennon was shot). I was sad to go home, but on my bus trip home, I met a JapaneseΒ  foreign exchange student who was not much older than me. She was very sweet and gave meΒ  some Japanese stationery and a bookmark….I still have them. They became instant treasures andΒ  I could never part with them. They were certainly a rarity at that time for a girl from small-town USA. Fast forward to today though and Japanese goodies are within reach for everyone, and isn’t that so grand?

Ginko Papers is one such place that stationery fiends can get their fix. The shop is filled with Japanese and Japanese-inspired postcards, stationery, stickers, calendars, erasers + more. Looking aroundΒ  the shop struck me with such nostalgia that I know I’m going to have to place an order…only this time I will share my goodies with my penpals from The Penpal Pproject.

Win some stationery goodies from Ginko Papers!

Leave a comment on this post with your favorites from the shop. I will choose one random commenter to win a $35 gift certificate to Ginko Papers. Multiple entries will be accepted, but you must leave a separate comment for each entry.Β  This giveaway will end August 18th at 11:59 pm EST.

139 comments

  1. I love bags but more than that, I love pigs so the Needle Point Piggy Mini Bag is my favorite!

  3. Ohhhh those are adorable!!! I love the spring cat and tea postcard and my sweet daughter loves ALL the mini bags!! Thanks for the chance to win!! πŸ™‚

  8. What an adorable site!! I’ll definitely be purchasing from there… Ok, here are some of my favorites:

    – Leisurely Cat Letter Set
    – Heart Cat – Blank Inside
    – Geisha Mini Letter Set – Pink
    – Maiko at the Bridge Postcard

  10. I’m in love in those masking tapes! I can’t choose my favorite, and I looove Summer Medley Letter Set, so cute! =)

  11. Wow, what an awsome design!!! It would be quite tough to choose just some items in the shop!

  12. What an awesome giveaway! I love everything fromt he shop, but I’m crazy about their Cat Post-It Notes! So cute!

  13. Awesome giveaway! This is a great shop, and I loved the story you posted! I really like the old fashioned letter sets in both the peach and turquoise. I like pretty much everything in the shop though! Haha.

  17. I would like to have the bird greeting cards from the Fall section. I wouldn’t send them to anyone but would frame them and hang them on the wall.

  21. I’m a sucker for creative coasters, I love all of them in their shop! and then they have cards that can be used as coasters! so many great items! love all the fruit prints!

  22. Wow! What an amazing site! I loved everything on it, but I loved the Embroidered Reading Girl monthly planner most. It would be perfect for school! ^^

  27. Love the Masking Tapes…especially in the Candy Colors. If I win, I will be stocking up ~~~~

  29. Oh yes, back in 1980-something, and Hello Kitty. What a treat to go down to the little shop downtown that had Hello Kitty galore, and “penny candy” too. Ever since I’ve been collecting Japanese stationery, stickers, pens, notebooks, all that stuff. What jumped out at me today was the Pink Rabbit & Mushrooms 2010 Desk Calendar.

  32. the post its – esp the cat – but honestly if I could I would buy every single thing it’s sooo adorable

  35. I love the washi tapes and erasers. As a matter of fact, I think a collection of those cute erasers all lined up on the shelf above my monitor would be the perfect thing to put a smile on my face every day!

  37. It’s more of what don’t I like. That list would be shorter, if it existed at all. I love the washi tape, and the stationary sets, especially Geisha Mini Letter Set!

  38. another comment from me ^_^
    cant help!!, i love love love lucky cat bag…
    i hope i am lucky enuff to get one!!!

  39. i am a big fan of Japanese stuff.. looking at ginko product simply put joy in my face. i would love to have one of those. the japanese inspired postcard looks so stunning

  40. I have loved ginko papers for so long… I’d love a chance to win the gift certificate. My absolute favourite thing from their shop is their Japanese paper tapes. They have so many beautiful patterns and colours. I also love the Hanzel and Gretel letter set.

  41. I love everything! But my favorites are their pop-up cards, kimono tape and those adorable little kimono bunny and bear dolls.

  42. Hello, I absolutely love the Lucky Cat Bag. Seeing this smiling face would brighten any day. Thanks for the opportunity.

  44. I would also love to have the “Washi Cherry Blossom Letter Set”. The description of the paper sounds scrumptious and like that the letter sheet is thick and shaped.

  45. I also didn’t even see that there was gold tape too!! I love all metallics, so I would probably use this even more than the blue masking tape set.

  46. I would love some of the blue notions Japanese masking tape! I swap on swap-bot so I am always looking for ways to jazz up my postal packaging!

  49. OHMYGOD.
    It’s all so adoreable.

    I think the cat post-it notes might just happen to be my favorite. I love cats, and I love cute cats, and I reaaallly like these cute cat post-it notes.

  51. Oh my goodness, I am absolutely in love with the matryoshka post its!! I need them!

  57. O WOW! I love this shop. I love it all. But I have to say the fall season is my favourite and I love the maple leaves paper set.

  61. I really cannot get enough of hello kitty things, but I also love the Matryoshka Letter Set.

    Great giveaway!

  62. This is so colorful and funny and ADORABLE giveaway, that I ve started for follow you: your FB fan (Lubka Kotmanikova)

  63. I love their store and all the items. this one is one of my favs: Yellow Chirimen Mini Bag

  65. Old Fashioned Postcards and the Summer Medley Letter Set are my favorites. Such cute stuff!

  66. the note pads are so cute and perfect for writing all those things down in your day. i also love the letter sets, which would make perfect thank you or anytime cards.

  67. i never grew out of loving stickers πŸ™‚ i especially like the four seasons set (:

  70. Each item is just so pretty! It’s not just stationery, it’s art! I love the strawberry fan!

  74. Oh my gosh, I got lost in the gorgeous Ginko Papers website for ages.
    As a young girl I collected erasers and would have been thrilled to own these:
    Enlightened Deserts Eraser Set

  76. And my kids are *obsessed* with those Japanese erasers, so I know where I’d end up spending the $35 gift certificate….

  78. Whether I win or not, I think I’m going to buy the Shinzi Katoh Mini Bag – Navy Flowers bag or the Black Chirimen Bag

  79. I’m a huge fan of Japanese fans lately and the strawberry one is amazing. πŸ™‚

    I really like the strawberries notebook, too. The cats and cakes postits are /adorable/.

  80. The cherry blossoms fan card is gorgeous, as is the bountiful cherry blossoms card. I love the fancy blossoms letter set and the washi cherry blossom set, too!

    I think I need to get the blowup fish card to give my friend for her birthday. She’d LOVE it.

  81. Mmm. I love this kind of stuff! I’m a paper whore. πŸ˜€

    I love the Blue Notions masking tape, the balls & flowers silk tape, and the blue flowers silk tape.

  82. First I have to say this is such a beautiful site! Their products are equally as lovely! Hard to choose, but I really like the Leisurely cats letter set and the Midori leaves letter set πŸ™‚

  83. I absolutely love sweets so the erasers would be my favorite tho my daughter still writes thank you notes to everyone that any of the stationary sets would be great. Everything is so cute

  85. OMG is it possible to pick one favorite! Heck no! And since multiple entries will be selected, I feel its OK to mention just one… for now!
    I must admit the Embroidered Orchard 2011 Monthly Calendar just sets my heart to fluttering!

  86. I actually got two lovely penpals from your Penpal project….I would love to write them both a letter on the black cat letter set –vry cute!

  98. So many to choose from – but my favorites include: Clover Fields Letter Set, Midori Ginkgo Leaves Letter set, Fancy Cherry blossoms letter set, Flower Bed Notebook, and of course the Firecrackers Fan!!

  103. It’s not fair to make up pick one thing!! I always like to have cute cards or little post cards in my purse. The last time I travelled it was fun to give a little note to a little girl who behaved so well on the trip and she was very surprised to receive it! Hopefully, that will make a nice memory for her just as you have your memory!

  107. What a marvelous selection! I am most in love with the matryoshka post-its, the washi owl stickers, and the apple notecards.

  110. I have a hard time picking…but I love all of their post-its. I use them at work all the time:)

  112. What a beautiful website! Thanks for sharing!
    I am smitten with the beautiful tapes. Something wonderful about taking a utilitarian and overlooked thing and making it so pretty. Love it!
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin

  118. I don’t even have to look at their shop … I have drooled there enough! I love all their tape (have most of it to be honest). One thing I love is their sushi erasers – ADORABLE! But I can’t justify buying them (even if they would make me very VERY happy!) But then again, how do I really justify 20 rolls of tape?

  119. OMG Jen, how can I pick just one thing?! Even if I don’t win, I plan on getting some stationery to send to my bitchin’ pen pals. WINK

    But I guess I love the owl stickers the most. Naturally. :o)

  121. i would definitely get some stationary from here–especially the laser cut butterfly set! so cute…and then i would send it to my mom.

    πŸ™‚

  122. her products are so simple and naive
    i love the most the Monthly Planner Embroidered Reading Girl

  125. it’s simple, I loved visiting Japan and I have a cherry blossom tattoo – I need everything from her shop, it’s all so wonderful.
    Favourites are the notebooks and mini bags though

  127. Wow! I love, love, love this website and everything on it. If i had to pic a fav it would be the Geisha mini letter set – Red, as i love to write letters and this would be perfect! πŸ™‚

  131. Oh just one favorite? Hmmm, I’m smitten with the tape, Masking Tape – Fruits Purple. It has PURPLE POLKa Dots!

  132. Dear Jen – what a lovely Giveaway – thank you & Ginko Papers for organising it!
    I have been struck with a major case of “The Wanties” but I think my favorite things are those in the “Fall” section of the Seasonal section!
    Especially those beautiful birds & Maple leaves!
    Sigh!

  134. Oh and the Children’s Day letter set is to die for!

    I’m having flashbacks to my shopping trips in Tokyo where they pulled me out of line to serve me because my basket was overflowing in the paper shop!

  136. I really love all the masking tapes. It would be hard to decide which ones to get, but I’d have fun trying!

  137. Come on, is it really possible to pick a fave?? I have been in love with Japanese paper and products since the 80’s too. Hello Kitty ruined me. πŸ˜‰
    I love the food shaped erasers and the cute pencil bags, but if I have to pick a fave it will be the Stella the Cat notebook because she is “popular with the boys but selfish”. haha!

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