I can’t add a whole lot that hasn’t already been said except that I love Midori notebooks, I am building a compendium and journal set of 6 Midori A5 notebooks. Originally planned to use a fountain pen, but found I didn’t like the inks I have on hand. Now will stick to my 20 year favorite pens the Uniball Vision Elites.
The Midori paper take the ink wonderfully, and its minimalist design is quite pleasant.
You can’t go wrong with the premium Japanese papers; I would rank the Minori paper right behind the Tomoe river paper.