What is コピー用紙（Ａ４、１００枚）?
It's copy paper. Plain, humble, zero-glamour copy paper. And yet — ¥110 for a 100-sheet stack? That's just over $0.70 USD. Before you scroll past, hear us out, because this little package quietly earns its place in every home, office, and study corner in Japan.
Daiso's A4 Copy Paper measures a standard 210mm × 297mm — the universal A4 footprint compatible with virtually every home inkjet and laser printer on the market. The sheets are manufactured in Indonesia and, according to the product spec, each sheet clocks in at just 0.008cm thick. That's right in the ballpark of standard 70–75 gsm office paper territory: light enough for clean feeding, substantial enough not to crinkle the moment you touch it. No brand-specific coating, no recycled-paper roughness — just clean, white, functional paper ready to accept ink or toner without drama.
The packaging is refreshingly no-nonsense: a simple plastic wrap around a flat 100-sheet block. It won't win a design award, but it stacks neatly in a drawer and the sheet count is easy to eyeball at a glance. One important caveat: at 100 sheets per pack, this is clearly a top-up and emergency solution rather than a bulk printing workhorse. If you're running a home office churning out hundreds of pages daily, a 500-sheet ream from a stationery chain will still make more economic sense per sheet. But for students, occasional home printers, and anyone who just ran out at 11 p.m.? This is a genuine lifesaver on the shelves of your nearest Daiso.
How to Use It — Hack Ideas
Primary Use — Print Everything You Need. The obvious play: load it into your printer and go. Students prepping for exams (several reviewers picked this up specifically for MOS certification study materials) love it for printing practice worksheets, timetables, and reference sheets. Teachers and parents grab it for printing free educational posters. It handles standard inkjet printing cleanly, with no visible bleed-through on typical document-weight ink loads.
Hack #1 — Laminate-Ready Study Cards. Print your study notes or vocabulary lists, cut the sheets down into card-size pieces, then run them through a Daiso laminating pouch (also ¥110!) for durable, waterproof flashcards. The smooth surface of this paper works beautifully with lamination film — no bubbling, no lifting edges. This combo has quietly gone viral in Japanese study communities for a reason.
Hack #2 — Origami & Craft Base Stock. Because the sheets are uncoated and thin, they fold crisp and clean — making them surprisingly excellent for origami, paper crafting, kids' drawing paper, or even lining shallow drawer organizers. Cut to size, a single 100-sheet pack gives you an enormous amount of raw crafting material. Pair with Daiso markers or watercolors for an instant kids' activity station that costs essentially nothing.
Reviews & Verdict
Community sentiment around this product is overwhelmingly positive — and the enthusiasm is notably practical rather than hype-driven. Users consistently highlight the emergency convenience factor: when your printer tray runs dry and the nearest big-box store is closed, Daiso's copy paper is right there, priced so low it feels almost absurd.
Study-focused users — particularly those pursuing PC certifications like MOS for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint — have adopted it as their go-to print paper for the summer study season, with multiple posts tagged under "勉強の夏" (Study Summer) showing Daiso copy paper front and center. The sentiment is consistently: 100 sheets for this price? More than enough for my needs.
The honest caveats from more experienced users: don't expect premium smoothness comparable to high-white laser paper brands, and the 100-sheet count runs out faster than you'd expect if you're printing multi-page documents. It also isn't marketed with a specific gsm rating, which means it's harder to verify exact paper weight. For everyday printing — notes, schedules, study sheets, craft projects — it performs without complaint. For professional presentations or photo-adjacent printing? Step up to a dedicated brand. But as a backup, a bulk crafter's supply, or a student's daily driver, this delivers exactly what it promises.
Value Score: 82/100
Price-to-quality is hard to argue with at ¥110 for 100 sheets, and the hack potential — from laminated flashcards to origami stock — elevates this well beyond "just paper." It loses points only for the modest sheet count and the lack of published gsm specs. Great value, worth every yen.
Source: daisonet.com
