Notepad from designer store Uragu - Kyoto - Carps design

Uragu is a tiny shop, hidden in the back streets of Miyagawacho, one of Kyoto's geisha districts. There, you can find beautiful stationery with clean designs carefully thought out by the designer of the store.
Carp fish is one of the main Japanese symbols of luck and good fortune. In Japanese, carp is called koi. Koi also means “love”. As a result, carp fish is seen as a romantic symbol. But not only. Being a fish that swims against the river flow, it also represents tenacity, perseverance in adversity, and the ability to achieve one’s goal.