Sakae Technical Paper Tomoe River FP Loose Sheet, A4, White (SR-A4P-W) | Produced by SANZEN, 8.27” x 11.69”, 100 Sheets/Pack, 52gsm

This paper. My goodness! I had no idea how paper could have a cult following until I found Tomoe River.So much about fountain pens is about optimizing your writing experience for your personal tastes. And this all starts with having the right surface upon which to write. Tomoe River paper is a very worthy candidate and lays the perfect foundation for success with your writing.The paper is longer than traditional printer paper and perhaps a bit skinnier if memory serves. This isn’t necessarily a detriment or a benefit—it all depends on what it is used for and your preference as the writer. I like the unusual dimensions of it. It gives it a special sense and distinguishes it from others. You’ll never have to guess which paper is the Tomoe River.It has this ultra smooth and soft finish. Almost a bit velvety, it’s so smooth.It is thinner than traditional printer paper, yet it holds up similarly, perhaps even better than, cheap copy paper despite being thinner.I also haven’t seen it bleed or feather. Granted, I have not subjected it to harsh experimentation, but if I do, I’ll do my best to update my review.It is also neat in that it is translucent enough to place over printed guidelines for calligraphy and to see and use them just fine, yet not to a distracting degree. When you take the paper off the guidelines, you don’t realize how translucent it is! What rare sorcery is this?!!Overall, I think it is absolutely exquisite paper worthy of a Queen. If you’ve fallen prey to the fountain pen addiction or are simply into good paper and an improved writing experience, you simply MUST give this paper a try to see what all the fuss is about. I suspect you’ll be just as thrilled as I am!

Tomoe River paper is renowned for its thinness while still preventing bleed-through of fountain pen inks. I purchased this to make refills for my Midori Traveler's Notebook. It is beneficial in applications like that where you want minimal thickness to obtain maximum number of pages in a given space. There is also a unique aesthetic factor this paper provides with a bit of "crinkle" to the pages. This paper is similar to what you find in many bibles, where to use regular paper would make the book extremely thick.While this is listed as a "white" paper, it is really off-white. I would say "cream" would be a better description. Also, it is important to note that while this paper does a great job of preventing bleed-through (ink soaking through to opposite side) it does not fully prevent ghosting (ink showing through as a shadow). With its thinness there is just no way to prevent being able to see the text on the opposite side of the page. The amount of ghosting that occurs will differ depending on what you write with and the thickness of the writing instrument. I would say this is the paper's biggest limiting factor. I prefer to use a very fine or fine nib pen when I use this paper, to limit the see-through.Overall, it is great paper. One last thing for anyone who wonders, this paper CAN be used in a laser printer. I print lines on the pages I make for my notebook with no trouble. There is an occasional page with a crinkle in it, but I would say this happens less than 5% of the time - pretty impressive for such a thin paper. I didn't need to use a "lead-in" sheet or anything.

Great paper for use with a dip pen. Doesn't feather out and is thin, so it works well on a light table too.

If you can write straight on plain paper, this is the one. if you cant, use a lined guide underneath; paper is thin enough to see through. Obviously your writing (art) mediums are limited. I use this (A5) paper for letter-writing with a low-end EF Kakuno fountain pen and dark Diamine inks. No bleed w/the extra fine nib, and I write on both sides as there is only the VERY slightest ghosting, almost unnoticeable. The Sarasa 0.4 gel pen works well too. Personally, I LOVE it!

Everyone was talking about this paper and how amazing it was, and so I decided to get it to try it out. It's such an awesome paper for fountain pens! It doesn't bleed, and it doesn't really ghost unless you use a super dark ink. I like it for my letters because I can put a dark lined paper behind it and write straight without having to have lines on it. It doesn't show the shading in my inks as good as the iroful paper I have but its still really nice.

Smooth paper for fountain pen practice and writing lovely letters. Very thin, but no bleed-through, and you can easily see a guide sheet placed underneath to follow the lines neatly. An absolute essential item for me.

Great paper! It works wonderful with my fountain pens. No bleed through.

Be aware this is not the Sanzen made Tomoe River paper, but the Sakae. I bought it thinking it was, as the listing says, Sanzen, which I was going to give another try. I did not enjoy the sample of the Sanzen paper in this year's Hobonichi planners. However, I found I liked this Sakae paper much better! So I am happy with my purchase. To me, the Sanzen paper writing experience -- all that really matters to me -- was unpleasant. I use only fine and extra-fine nibs and they seemed to drag on the paper -- very unpleasant. I found this Sakae paper to be a much smoother experience and much closer to that of the original Tomoegawa paper. No bleed-through and perhaps a bit less ghosting than the original TRP. I recommend it as the best alternative. No, it's not as great as the original but it's a good reproduction of it, perhaps all those of us who loved the original can hope for.

El papel es delgado y de muy buena calidad. Perfecto para usar con pluma fuente. La tinta no traspasa el papel, ni se corre.

Ich bin schon seit Langem von diesem Papier überzeugt. Auch der Versand war reibungslos. Gerne wieder.

After three years waiting, I have finally got it again! It was delivered faster than said and is exactly the same as what I used to buy three years ago. A big Thank You to the seller. I have been using different kinds of paper for fountain pen hand writing, but this one is the best of all. It is thin, light, and very smooth. You can write on both sides of the paper if you wanted to and no ink goes through to the other side. I like it very much and would definitely recommend it.

If you are a fountain pen enthusiast then Tomoe River paper will not be new for you. It is regarded as the #1 paper for writing on with fountain pens. It is the paper against which all others are compared to.

Franchement horrible. La qualité tomeo river est finie...l'encre bave, c'est horrible. Plus rien a voir avec le papier d'avant. J'utilise avec des encres sheen. Plus aucun effet métallique. De plus même en écrivant avec des stylos plumes fins, le trai s'étale tellement que ca en devient inutilisable. Voir photo. Je ne comprends pas les bons avis. Sur la deuxième photo on peut voir a quel point l'encre à traversée... une honte