Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp: Dials & Ink
The Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp is a rubber-band date stamp for journals: turn its bands to set the month and day and pick one of 12 symbols. Midori lists the body at 104 × 60 × 38 mm, with an oil-based ink pad that sits inside it, so you can color over the print with water-based markers.
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Product facts
- Product
- Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp, Flower (35455006)
- Brand
- Midori
- Brand origin
- Japan
- Made in
- China*
- Material
- Body ABS, POM, TPU and polycarbonate with spring and screw steel; rubber stamp face; ink pad ABS and urethane with oil-pigment-based black ink
- Released
- May 2022*
- Price range
- $$$$20–75 per stamp or ink pad
Notes on these facts
- Made by Designphil Inc. (Tokyo). Made in China: Midori's Japanese online store gives 原産国 (country of origin) MADE IN CHINA for every design we checked: Flower (35455006), Frame (35454006), Stationery (35456006), Animal Speech Bubble (35457006) and Forest Animal (35453006). Source. Price: example listing. Released: Midori's English site announced the rotating date stamp as a new product on May 25, 2022; the Paintable rotating design stamps came first, in 2020.
- Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).
Key takeaways
- Midori gives the body as H104 × W60 × D38 mm (4.1 × 2.4 × 1.5 in), in a 182 × 108 × 39 mm package.
- Each of the six designs prints the date plus one of 12 symbols, and the symbol dial can be left blank for your own text.
- The ink pad fits inside the body and holds oil-pigment-based black ink for about 2,000 presses; Midori's 5 ml refill is 35384006.
- Midori's Japanese store lists each design at ¥3,520 (about US$22) with tax and gives China as the country of origin.
- Midori announced the date stamp on May 25, 2022, two years after its Paintable rotating design stamps arrived in 2020.
What is the Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp?
It’s a rotating rubber-band date stamp for journals and planners: you turn the bands to set the month and day, pick a symbol, and stamp, with the included ink pad sitting inside the body. The “Paintable” name means the print is made to be colored in afterward.
Midori, the Tokyo stationery brand of Designphil Inc., says its Paintable rotating design stamps were first released in 2020, and it announced this date stamp on May 25, 2022. It sits in that range alongside monthly and list stamps, and JetPens and Goldspot carry several designs in the US.
Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp specs
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Body (H × W × D) | 104 × 60 × 38 mm (4.1 × 2.4 × 1.5 in) |
| Package | 182 × 108 × 39 mm |
| Print size | About 4 × 2.5 cm (1.6 × 1 in), JetPens, Flower version |
| Dials | Month and day bands, plus a dial with 12 symbols that can be left blank |
| Ink | Pad inside the body, oil-pigment-based, black; about 2,000 presses |
| Refill | 35384006, 5 ml black oil-pigment ink, ¥550 (about US$3.50) |
| Materials | Body ABS, POM, TPU, polycarbonate, spring and screw steel; rubber face |
| Model | 35455006 (Flower) |
| List price (Japan) | ¥3,520 (about US$22) with tax |
| Made in | China (Midori) |
Everything except the print size comes from Midori’s Japanese online store and its English announcement. Midori doesn’t give a print size; the JetPens figure is the retailer’s.
At 60 mm (2.4 in) wide, the print sits comfortably in the daily page of an A6 planner such as the Hobonichi Techo Original.
How does the rotating date stamp work?
Turn the bands to the month and day, turn the symbol dial to the mark you want, then stamp. The bands are rubber loops with the characters on them, and the ink pad set inside the body inks them, so the bottom of the stamp prints whatever is set. The picture around the outside is fixed.
Midori says the 12 symbols cover weather, events, anniversaries, birthdays, travel, records, moods and checks. Goldspot says the Cat version’s symbols include stretching, sitting and sleeping cats and paw prints. Midori suggests stamping a few test prints first and not pressing too hard, which thickens the lines.
Does it print the year?
No: it has month and day bands plus a symbol dial, but no year band. If you need the year, write it in.
Midori’s announcement says the 12-symbol dial can be left blank so you can add your own text, such as the year or “Best before”.
What does “Paintable” mean?
It means the stamp uses oil-pigment-based ink, so you can color over the print with water-based markers without the black lines bleeding. Midori says so, and also warns that drying can be slower, and bleeding or show-through possible, on some papers.
That makes it a good partner for water-based highlighters such as the Zebra Mildliner or a brush pen such as the Tombow Dual Brush Pen. We haven’t yet tested alcohol markers or watercolor over it.
Which design should you choose?
Choose by the picture, because every version prints the date and 12 symbols the same way. Midori makes six designs, all at ¥3,520 (about US$22) in Japan:
| Design | Item number | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Cat | 35452006 | Full picture |
| Forest Animal | 35453006 | Full picture: rabbit, bird and fox |
| Frame | 35454006 | Full picture: a decorative border |
| Flower | 35455006 | Room to write below the picture |
| Stationery | 35456006 | Fountain pen and ink; room to write above and below |
| Animal Speech Bubble | 35457006 | Lion and elephant; room to write above and below |
US retailers such as Goldspot carry the Cat, Forest Animals, Flowers and Animal Speech Bubbles designs; all sit in the same $20–75 band at the US shops we checked.
How does it compare with other planner stamps?
It’s the only one of these that changes the date for you. A self-inking stamp like the Trodat Printy 4912 prints one fixed text with no pad, while Midori’s pre-inked Paintable Stamp Half Size prints one fixed layout, such as a time tracker, from ink held in the stamp itself.
If you’d rather not ink anything, date-frame stickers do a similar job in a planner.
Where is it made?
Midori’s Japanese online store gives China as the country of origin for every design we checked. That covers the Flower, Frame, Stationery, Animal Speech Bubble and Forest Animal stamps.
Midori is a Japanese brand of Designphil Inc., based in Tokyo.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp?
Midori gives the body as H104 × W60 × D38 mm, about 4.1 × 2.4 × 1.5 in, in a 182 × 108 × 39 mm package. JetPens lists the Flower version's print at about 4 × 2.5 cm.
Does the Midori rotating date stamp print the year?
No. It has month and day bands plus a 12-symbol dial. Midori says the symbol dial can be left blank so you can write in text such as the year.
Does it come with ink?
Yes. An ink pad with oil-pigment-based black ink fits inside the body and lasts for about 2,000 presses, per Midori. When it fades, Midori's black refill ink, 35384006, tops it up.
Can you use watercolor or markers over the stamp?
That's what it's designed for. Midori says the oil-based ink won't bleed when you color over it with water-based markers. We haven't yet tested watercolor or alcohol markers on it.
What designs does the rotating date stamp come in?
Midori makes six: Cat, Forest Animal and Frame, which are full pictures, and Flower, Stationery and Animal Speech Bubble, which leave space to write in.
Do you need a separate ink pad?
No. The included pad sets into the stamp body, so you just press the stamp on the page. Midori says to take the pad out and cap it if you won't use the stamp for a long time, or the pad surface can dent.
Where is the Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp made?
In China, according to Midori's Japanese online store, which lists MADE IN CHINA for each design. Midori (Designphil) is a Japanese company based in Tokyo.
Sources
- ペインタブルスタンプ 回転印 日付 花柄(35455006) (Midori Japan online store: Flower, date + 12 icons, 104 × 60 × 38 mm, about 2,000 presses, ¥3,520, made in China)
- ペインタブルスタンプ 回転印 日付 フレーム柄(35454006) (Midori Japan online store: Frame design)
- ペインタブルスタンプ 回転印 日付 ネコ柄(35452006) (Midori Japan online store: Cat design)
- ペインタブルスタンプ 補充インキ 黒(35384006) (Midori Japan online store: 5 ml oil-pigment-based refill, ¥550)
- Midori: New products, Paintable rotating date stamp (May 25, 2022; 12-symbol dial, blank option, six designs, rotating design stamps released 2020)
- Midori: Paintable Stamp (English range page: oil-based ink, about 2,000 uses per pad)
- JetPens: Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp, Flower (35455006; print size)
- Goldspot: Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp in Cat (12 cat symbols, H104 × W60 × D38 mm)
- Goldspot: Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp in Flowers
- Goldspot: Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp in Forest Animals
- Goldspot: Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp in Animal Speech Bubbles
- Circle Tape: Midori Cat Paintable Rotating Date Stamp (size, ink pad inside the stamp, about 2,000 presses)
- Tidformera: Midori Paintable Rotating Stamp, Date Frame (Swedish retailer)