We want to say a big thank you for all of your support throughout this year. It’s been a tough year for many, and a pivotal year for Yoseka. As a shop, we’ve learned so much — to adapt, be flexible, and to challenge ourselves among constant changes.

Looking back, there have been some downs and lots of ups, and so many things have happened. Here are some of our favorite moments throughout the year and this first one makes us smile : ) The biggest change this year was the move. In the middle of quarantine, our lease ended, and...

This year, USPS's shipping deadline for packages to be delivered by Christmas is end of this week. Make sure to place your order with us by this Thursday. Additionally, our curbside pickup hours are 1-7pm everyday, and orders will be ready in 30 mins for pickup. Check out our holiday gift guide if you are looking for inspirations 🎁

Happy December! Here we are at the last month of this crazy year. Can you believe this year is almost over? In November, two of our early quarantine projects came to fruition - Ester’s Paw washi tape and Yoseka Tote Bag are now available on our website. Aside from our Yoseka Notebooks, these were our first design projects and we couldn't have done them without Soraya. We had so much fun making them and are infinitely excited to be able to share these with everyone.In addition to our holiday gift guide and easy holiday gift sets, we've added many Christmas,...

Since many of us will be doing a lot of our holiday shopping online this year, we thought we would put together a holiday gift guide for the stationery lover in your life so you can find the perfect gift for them! Paper, Notebooks and Planners Hobonichi Planner Our  most popular planner by far, Hobonichi Planners are the number one planner in Japan and it's easy to see why. They come with beautiful paper, entertaining quotes at the bottom of each daily page and the whole planner fits easily into a pocket, purse or backpack.  Midori 3, 5, and 10...

Back in March when New York first locked down, in the midst of all the anxiety and fear of the unknown future, one of the things we were immediately grateful for was getting to stay home with Ester! Spring had yet to come so it was still chilly and one of Ester's favorite things to do when it's cold is sit in our laps. When she does this, she has a special way of very dramatically flopping on her back and showing us her belly, and then her legs become totally relaxed and we always press on her tiny little...

Happy Fall! This past month, we reached a big goal that we set for ourselves since August, and we opened for in store browsing on 10/21! It’s been more than six months since we saw so many familiar faces.Thank you to everyone who stopped by to warm up our new home, sent us love, warm wishes, and welcomed us to the new neighborhood.We also have other exciting news to share! Over the last few weeks, Ashley and Christine joined Team Yoseka. We can’t wait for you to meet them and maybe you already have on a recent trip to the...

Back today from 1-7pm! Last week, we had our first trial opening. It was wonderful seeing you all and overall it was an amazing, slightly stressful, extremely happy and exhausting week! <3 It’s been more than six months since we saw so many familiar faces. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to warm up our new home and especially thank you for following our store guidelines to make everyone feel safe while shopping.Updated pick up hours:- 7 days a week 1-7pm. Order ready in 30 mins.Updated in store browsing:- Open till 11/14. To be re-evaluated after Thanksgiving. 

Last week,...

Today, Traveler's Company announced Yoseka as one of their Partner Shops, and we are very honored and excited to be among other shops that we admire around the world. We love using Traveler's Notebook, and we also love the idea behind what it means to become a Partner Shop. It represents a local stationery-loving community and a sense of neighborhood, and it feels so special being included as one of the travel stops among many other stationery shops around the world. While Covid-19 has put a pause in traveling and brought many unexpected changes such as our recent move, we...

As we are preparing for our re-opening next Wednesday, we are both excited and nervous. We’ve all put in lots of hours to make this work. We can’t wait to show you our work, but at the same time, the cases in NYC are also slowly rising. This re-opening will be a trial, and every week, we will adjust based on news and how safe everyone feels.

Here are some new in store shopping guidelines:- Masks required at all times
- Maximum 5 people- Contact tracing form at entrance

In any event below, we will close our shop for 2 weeks and re-evaluate...

Today is 10/10, the National Day of Taiwan, where Yoseka is originally from. Yoseka is derived from the phonetic sounds of the three Chinese characters 由申甲 (you sen jia), and it’s also the name of my parents’ original store in Taiwan. A bit like a Chinese palindrome, the three characters in our name and our logo are read the same when flipped upside down.
Earlier this week, we installed our new sign in Greenpoint. We decided on a green and white color combination, which is very different from the wooden hanging sign that we had in Sunnyside. It’s a refreshing look,...