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The Midori +Stand Diary 2027 is a ring-bound diary that stands up like a desk calendar when its rubber band hooks into the cover cuts. It has monthly and Gantt-style project pages from January 2027 to January 2028 and 101 grid memo pages, in 132 pages. Midori lists 1,430 yen (about US$9.05) with tax, made in Japan.
Paper cover with gold-foil stamping and a rubber band, ring binding, thick MD Paper for the monthly and project pages and cream MD Paper for the memo pages
Released
2026*
Price range
$$$5–20 per notebook
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Made by Designphil Inc.. Made in Japan: Midori's official online store lists the country of origin as Made in Japan for the +Stand Diary 2027. Source. Price: example listing. Released: Midori's store lists the 2027 edition, dated from January 2027; we found no separate launch date.
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 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).
Key takeaways
Open it, hook the rubber band into the cut-outs in the cover and it stands like a desk calendar; fold it and the band holds the cover shut for carrying.
Midori lists 13 monthly pages and 13 project pages (Gantt style), both January 2027 to January 2028, plus 101 memo pages on a 3 mm grid, 132 pages in all.
Flipped over while standing, the project side lets you track several jobs at once; each monthly page carries a monthly To Do list at the bottom.
The body is listed as 140 mm tall by 172 mm wide and 15 mm thick, about 199 g, ring-bound with a paper cover with gold-foil stamping.
Midori's store lists 1,430 yen (about US$9.05) with tax, and Japan as the country of origin.
What is the Midori +Stand Diary?
It is a ring-bound diary that doubles as a desk calendar. Midori, the Japanese stationery maker, built it for limited desk space: open the pages, hook the rubber band into the cover’s cut-outs and it stands on its own.
When you are done, fold it shut and the band holds the cover closed for carrying. For a calendar with no memo pages, see our Midori MD desk calendar 2027, and for more desk calendars the best 2027 desk calendars.
One side is a monthly block and the other is a project page. Midori lists 13 monthly pages and 13 project pages, both January 2027 to January 2028. Each monthly page has a simple block layout with a monthly To Do list at the bottom. The project page is a Gantt-style chart for tracking several jobs, with a format at the top you can tick for working from home or from the office.
Midori’s store says that when the diary is standing you can turn it over to the project side, so one book works as a calendar and a project board.
What are the memo pages like?
There are 101 memo pages on a 3 mm grid, with space for a title and a date at the top. The grid suits both text and diagrams. Midori also lists a To Do page, a personal memo and a year calendar. The memo pages are cream MD Paper; the monthly and project pages are thick MD Paper.
How big is it, and what colors are there?
Midori lists the body as 140 mm tall by 172 mm wide and 15 mm thick, about 199 g. It is a B6 variant format with a paper cover stamped in gold foil. Midori’s store lists navy and beige.
It is ring-bound, so the pages lie flat. Midori also says there are no April-start, September-start or Sunday-start editions planned. Our paper sizes guide explains the B series.
What changed from earlier editions?
Midori says the start month moved to January from the 2026 edition. Both the monthly schedule and the project pages now begin in January, so the 2027 book runs January 2027 to January 2028 and lines up with the calendar year. Midori’s store doesn’t say which month the earlier editions started in, and it adds that the holidays follow the official gazette published on February 2, 2026.
If you track long projects, the project pages are the main reason to pick this over a plain monthly diary: you can see each job’s span across the 13 months, and the monthly pages show the dates around it. Our Midori MD system guide covers the MD Paper used here.
Midori’s store lists Japan as the country of origin. It prices the diary at 1,430 yen (about US$9.05) with tax at 158 yen to the dollar, which puts it in our $$ band ($5–20).
Frequently asked questions
How does the Midori +Stand Diary stand up?
Open the pages and hook the rubber band into the cuts in the cover, per Midori. It then stands like a desk calendar; fold it and the band holds the cover shut.
What months does it cover?
13 months, January 2027 to January 2028, for both the monthly pages and the project pages. Midori says the start month changed to January from the 2026 edition.
What are the project pages?
Gantt-style pages for tracking the progress of several projects. Midori adds a checkable format at the top for uses such as working from home or from the office, and says the diary can be flipped to the project side while standing.
How many memo pages does it have?
101 pages on a 3 mm grid, with fields for a title and date at the top. The diary has 132 pages in total.
How big is the +Stand Diary?
Midori lists the body as 140 mm tall by 172 mm wide and 15 mm thick, about 199 g, in a B6 variant format.
What paper does it use?
Thick MD Paper for the monthly and project pages, and cream MD Paper for the memo pages, per Midori's store.
How much does it cost and where is it made?
Midori's store lists 1,430 yen (about US$9.05) with tax, made in Japan. That is our $$ band ($5–20).
