Come discover the brand new limited edition Traveler's notebook

Escape into the streets of the Japanese capital with the limited edition Traveler's notebook Tokyo

Traveler's notebooks are customizable travel journals, extremely popular among stationery enthusiasts worldwide. Marketed by the Japanese brand Traveler's Company since 2006, these notebooks come in various colours: black, brown, blue, camel, and olive, with different limited editions regularly added. While it is often difficult to obtain these limited editions outside Japan, this is not the case for the superb edition dedicated to Tokyo.

On the cover of this edition, the word Tokyo is stamped in a simple and elegant way using various symbols of the Japanese capital. Whether you have already walked the streets of Tokyo or not, this edition will instantly transport you to this incredible megacity with a thousand faces.

The Traveler's notebooks

Traveler's notebooks are travel journals with an original concept, created in March 2006 by the Japanese brand Traveler's Company. Unlike traditional travel journals which have a single use, Traveler's notebooks can be reused again and again. Thanks to an elastic system, it is indeed possible to insert notebooks inside the cover of the Traveler's notebook, but also to easily remove them once finished to replace them, without having to change the travel journal.

The ability to insert different notebooks inside a Traveler's notebook is not only very practical, but also allows you to personalise your travel journal to reflect yourself. It is thus possible to choose the type of paper you want to use (plain, lined, watercolour, drawing…), as well as to insert pouches to keep travel mementos or add a pen holder to always have something to write with.

Traveler's notebooks are available in two sizes: a standard size (22 x 12 cm) and a passport size (13.5 x 10 cm), smaller and easier to carry. While Traveler's notebooks are excellent travel journals, they can also be used daily, for example as planners, by inserting agendas specially designed for them.

Each Traveler's notebook cover is handmade in Chiang Mai in Thailand, making it unique. Also, as the cover is made from vegetable-tanned leather, a material that marks with time, scratches appear as you use your Traveler's notebook, giving it a distinct character.

The limited edition Tokyo

Traveler's Company has made a habit of regularly releasing limited editions, which can sometimes be hard to obtain. For example, there is a limited edition available only in the Traveler's Factory shop located at Narita airport, Tokyo’s main airport. This magnificent edition featuring Mount Fuji is impossible to find in any other brand shop, online or outside Japan.

This is not the case for the brand new limited edition, released here on April 25, 2024, which pays tribute to the city of Tokyo. It contains a black leather cover (standard size) on which the word Tokyo is stamped in aluminium, using various symbols of the city. Aluminium has the particularity of reflecting light and thus changes colour depending on how you look at it, much like the city of Tokyo which shows different faces.

The different symbols used to write the word Tokyo:

T: formed using the Tokyo Tower and mountains. Tokyo Tower, built in 1958 modeled on the Eiffel Tower, is an essential symbol of the city. Recognisable by its red and white coat, Tokyo Tower offers a wonderful view over Tokyo and the surrounding mountains, including Mount Fuji when it deigns to show itself.

O: formed using the Yamanote line. This is a circular railway line that allows you to reach the main places in central Tokyo. Thanks to it, you can for example stroll in Ueno Park in the morning, go shopping in Shibuya in the afternoon, and eat a good ramen in Shinjuku in the evening.

K: formed using sushi. There are different varieties of sushi: nigirizushi, makizushi, and temakizushi. What are commonly called “sushi” are actually nigirizushi, rice balls topped with a slice of raw fish. These sushi were born in Tokyo and are also called “sushi edomae,” Edo being the old name of Tokyo.

Y: formed using a ginkgo leaf and its stem. The ginkgo leaf has been the symbol of the city of Tokyo since June 1989. While the ginkgo leaf with the stem looks like a Y, the ginkgo leaf alone looks more like a T, which is why it was chosen to represent Tokyo.

O: formed using several cherry blossoms (sakura). The blooming of sakura is an important event in Japan. Every spring, many places in Tokyo are adorned with pink for the delight of residents and tourists alike. On the occasion of their blooming, many people go to parks to picnic under the sakura. As the blooming of these flowers lasts only a very short time, they are a symbol of the fleeting nature of life, so one must enjoy it.

Each Traveler's notebook comes with a 64-page plain notebook, whose high-quality MD paper is made in Japan, as well as two spare elastics and a pouch made of organic cotton for storage. This is of course also the case for this limited Tokyo edition, but instead of having a 64-page notebook with an ordinary cover, the cover itself also features Tokyo.

In addition to the symbols on the Traveler's notebook cover, the notebook cover features other typical elements of the capital such as sumo wrestlers, who can be seen training and competing in the Ryōgoku district; the Maneki-neko, the famous white cat raising its paw, said to have originated at the Gotoku-ji temple; the gate of Sensō-ji, Tokyo’s oldest temple; the Shibuya crossing with its many pedestrian crossings; and even the façade of the Traveler's Factory shop located in Nakameguro. All these symbols will surely bring back memories for those who have already walked the streets of Tokyo and will allow others to learn more about this incredible city.

On this cover, the symbols are in red and black, with a small peculiarity for those in red as the colour reflects light. Inside the notebook, there is also a special page “my favourite things in Tokyo,” to note your top 3 places to visit, dishes to eat, and more. At the end, there is also a page to place stamps, like those found in stations and tourist spots in the city, as well as messages from people met. It is entirely possible to buy this plain page notebook separately.

Other products of the limited edition

In addition to the Traveler's notebook, there are other products available on the Tokyo theme in limited edition:

-2 BRASS charms: 1 taiyaki charm (fish-shaped filled cake) and 1 sakura charm (cherry blossom). The cover of the Traveler's notebooks closes with an elastic that can be personalised by adding charms. While it is possible to add various objects, such as luggage tag keyrings from the brand PICUS, the brand also sells its own charms, like this adorable taiyaki. Each Traveler's notebook also contains a bookmark, which can be personalised, like with this sakura flower.

-Set of 10 stickers with various designs: maneki-neko, sumo, taiyaki, ramen, cream soda... These stickers are perfect for decorating the notebooks and pouches inserted in the Traveler's notebooks, but also other objects, like the storage boxes from the brand Toyo Steel for example. Just let your imagination run free.

-BRASS pencil. The pens, pencils, and fountain pens from the BRASS range, made of brass, go perfectly with the Traveler's notebooks. They retract when not in use, making them easy to carry, for example by attaching them to your Traveler's notebook. The pencil of the limited Tokyo edition is white, decorated with symbols recalling Tokyo in red. The eraser, a beautiful bright orange, comes with 3 other spare pieces.

-Notebook of 12 postcards. The pages of this notebook are made with special watercolour paper and are perfect for drawing the magnificent landscapes of Tokyo or wherever you are. Each sheet is detachable and can therefore be used as a postcard.

As you can see, this limited edition is a true declaration of love to the city of Tokyo, birthplace of the famous Traveler's notebooks, and to its many symbols. Whether you plan to use this edition as a travel journal or as a planner, its simple and elegant design will accompany you wherever you go, while adding a touch of Tokyo to your daily life.