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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful shop- my washi tape and stickers came super fast to USA, beautifully wrapped! This tape was sold out in all shops here, so I'm very happy. Thank you!

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Came relatively quick, but the noodle cups were poorly packaged. Putting them all into one box without any filling whatsoever has probably crushed all the noodles inside each cup, especially with inte... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer support. Even when delivery issues occur, due to no fault of Zenpop, they always make sure you still receive your parcel. They are very responsive and the items are high quality, great... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love zenpop! They have amazing cup noodle ramen! Always a different kind and a fun way to explore new tastes. It’s a huge different with all the other cup noodles. THIS is the real deal straig... See more

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  1. Stationery Store

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ZenPop Japan offers the best selection of otona kawaii stationery items from Japan. You can choose from monthly subscription stationery boxes or single stationery products from the store. We curate inspirations and are waiting for you to unbox! We ship worldwide, so no matter where you are, a little piece of Japan can find its way to your desk.


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4.6

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

75 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Wonderful shop- my washi tape and stickers came super fast to USA, beautifully wrapped! This tape was sold out in all shops here, so I'm very happy. Thank you!

13 March 2026
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Thank you for your positive review!
We're happy to hear that you were able to get the washi tape you wanted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect 😍

Perfect !
I love the box ! 😊🎨✨🌟

1 October 2025
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Thank you so much for your review and we're glad that you love our box. Wish you a wonderful stationery time!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Zenpop, I love you

My experience with Zenpop has been nothing but positivity! I love how Zenpop communicates with their subscribers on many different platforms (especially discord) which you don’t see many subscription services doing. They always work alongside their subscribers “suggestion box” on the type of themes people would like to see and zenpop absolutely slays! Henceforth, my reasoning on why I have decided to use Zenpop. I actually have nothing bad to say about Zenpop.

Customer service 10/10 - very fast and helpful replies!

My favourite box so far from Zenpop has to be the October 2025 theme : field trip. This box was absolutely stunning! I really enjoyed the fountain pen and the extra ink included. The memo pads were amazing! They were cute, functional and also looked like mountains! So technically you could use it as a memo or use it as “junk journal” cause it looks like mountains. I really enjoyed the stickers that came alongside this months box too!

With this October’s release, I have used the fountain pen to write on my journal and on my post card for my penpals. I have used the stickers for my hiking and fishing trip I went in August and then my memo pads for decoration :) I am absolutely in love with zenpop!

Happy 9th anniversary Zenpop <3

17 September 2025
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Reply from ZenPop

Thank you so much for this heartwarming review!

It truly means the world to us to hear that your ZenPop experience has been full of positivity, and that our efforts to stay connected with our community (especially on Discord!) are making a difference. We believe stationery is more than just paper and pens, it’s a way to express joy, connect with others.

Glad to hear that you are enjoying our field trip box, that’s exactly the kind of inspiration we hope to spark.

Thank you for being such a thoughtful and kind part of our community. Here’s to many more stationery adventures together!

Arigatougozaimasu!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My monthly piece of happiness

I have received the stationery box for around two years now. It is so much fun to open it each month and see what treasures lie inside. The price and quality is just great, plus the exciting feeling when you open your box. Even when I got spoilers before, it is still thrilling to use and test everything. Sometimes there are things I don't need so much, but these were great presents to friends and family. Although most of the time I use all by myself. The customer service is very kind, as well as the community. I can totally recommend buying the box and/or from the shop.

13 August 2025
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Reply from ZenPop

Thank you so much for your kind review.
It truly means the world to us to hear such wonderful feedback. We’re so happy that our stationery boxes bring you joy, and we hope you’ll continue your stationery adventure with ZenPop!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer support

Great customer support. Even when delivery issues occur, due to no fault of Zenpop, they always make sure you still receive your parcel. They are very responsive and the items are high quality, great selection and so fun. They also gather input regarding what to put in the boxes and actually follow through.

1 September 2025
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Reply from ZenPop

Thank you so much for your thoughtful review.
We’re delighted to hear that you enjoy both our service and our stationery selections—it means a lot to us! We’ll continue listening closely to our community and doing our best to bring you boxes filled with joy and inspiration.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

I received 2 stationery boxes from ZenPop and also ordered specific items from their shop. Everything was great. Shipping is fast and customer service is top notch.

1 July 2025
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Hello Sandra,
Thank you so much for your kind review—we’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your ZenPop experience!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good experience

Got this sent as an early holiday gift. A bit of confusion over the tracking, but correspondence was prompt. Looks like the gift was received well as well. Good experience thanks to friendly staff.

15 December 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Hello David san! Thank you again for your positive feedback! We are so glad that your box was received well. I hope the receiver will enjoy our box :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impressed!

Very impressed with my items which I received from Japan in a matter of days. The Shinada Global plush exceeded my expectations and I love everything in my box. Excellent customer service (my emails were responded to right away) and by far the best shipping rates I’ve found from Japan.! Thank you so much Zenpop!

10 October 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Hello Jenny,
Thank you for you kind feedback! We're very happy you found us and enjoyed the limited Shinada Global Halloween box! We hope we can ship you more exciting boxes from Japan! 🏯🌸🍡
Warm regards & happy Halloween!🎃

ZenPop team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service, only the shipping takes a while. I like the surprise of having a box delivered to me monthly!

29 August 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Hi Julia!
Thank you for your kind words.
We are delighted to hear you've enjoyed the monthly ZenPop box from Japan.
We are constantly improving our service and hopefully we will soon have faster shipping options to Australia.

Should you have any questions feel free to reach out to our team at anytime!

Kind regards from Osaka 😊
ZenPop team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love it!

Everything has gone smoothly every time, the customer service is fast, attentive and kind. The product selection is wide and I love basically everything that's in the box. It's a bit pricey, but I find it reasonable for the type and quality of service and product this is. I've ordered the 6 months subscription twice now and I'm very satisfied.

1 August 2023
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Moi Heli!
Kiitos paljon kivasta palautteesta!
Toivottavasti kuukausittain vaihtuvat suolaiset & makeat herkut ovat maistuneet ja mukavaa syksyn alkua! 🍁

Terveisiä Osakasta 😊 ZenPop-tiimi

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Won‘t buy again

Won‘t buy again. Snack box is too expensive for what you actually get.. most of the snacks are one-biters. Don‘t know why they increased the price of the box. I rather buy at my local asian shop.

31 May 2023
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Hi Josef!

Thank you for your feedback.
We're sorry to hear that you found our snack box to be on the expensive side and that the portion sizes didn't meet your expectations.

We understand that local shops can provide convenient options, and we hope you'll consider giving us another chance in the future.

If you have any suggestions or requests, feel free to share your thoughts at: contact@zenpop.jp

Kind regards from Osaka,

ZenPop Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

High quality products you can't buy anywhere else

I'm based in Poland and won a giveaway hosted by one of my favorite artists for the stationary package. It took around a month to arrive. The package was supposed to be from June this year, but the box I received was from October 2022. It would usually upset me and try to get the right box, but the contents of the box were a very good value and things I genuinely wished of having, so I'm gonna keep it

7 August 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Hello! Thank you for your warm words! We're happy to hear that you've enjoyed the stationery items from your give away box. We always looking for some Japanese stationery items in good quality and unique that hope to bring you the best experience! ❤️

Kind regards from Osaka🇯🇵
The ZenPop Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They lost the package

They lost the package, never contacted us and when we got in touch with them, they offered a partial refund that we never received.

Edit:: whereas we appreciate the detailed response, the fact remains-my daughter purchased a box, the bank confirms receipt of payment, she never received a confirmation email with am order number nor subsequent follow up emails of the status of the order. When she did finally reach out, she was told snarkily and curtly that it was a “customer error” with shipping followed by some arbitrary screenshot of text of fine print circled from their web site that no customer would see when placing an order. She was offered a partial refund at one point and that never happened. She inquired about reordering and was told they no longer carry the Sakura otter (but they do now). There are so many ways Zenpop could have handled this and how they chose to do so is regrettable.

3 May 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Hello Carrie,

Thank you for your valuable feedback, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you encountered with our service.

Unfortunately, the package could not be delivered due to an incomplete address provided by you. As a result, it did not reach its intended destination.

Please understand that we rely on accurate information from our customers to ensure successful deliveries. While we regret that this situation occurred, we cannot be held responsible for the inaccuracies in the information provided.

Regarding any refund requests due to this issue, we must clarify that we cannot offer refunds in cases where the responsibility lies with the customer for providing incorrect or insufficient address details.

Once again, we apologize for any frustration this may have caused and hope that you will provide us with accurate information in future interactions to ensure a smooth and successful experience.

If you have any further concerns or questions, please feel free to reach out to our customer support team, and we will be more than happy to assist you. Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,
The ZenPop Team


Edit on 2023/08/04;

Hello,
Thank you for providing additional feedback in your edit.

We're sorry to read that the way your situation was handled didn't meet your expectations.

We did, however, issue the refund on the 14th of July and we're happy to provide you with a refund confirmation. You may check with your card issuing bank if you haven't received it, and contact us at contact@zenpop.jp so that we can provide you with the refund id for your bank.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,
the ZenPop Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

scam - don`t buy, only half refund

I purchased a three-month subscription as a gift for a friend. One of the packages was sent, but I never received an email that it was sent or that it had arrived. Then the package was returned. They first promised to send me another package, but since it never arrived, I contacted ZenPop again, and they said they couldn't send another package. After a lot of unpleasant emails with the unfriendly correspondence, they refunded me half a package (about 20 USD for a 40 USD package). They even made two transactions on my account, so it would look like they refunded the full package, but only one transaction was authorized. So after some time, the transaction is withdrawn from my bank account and not refunded. The snacks my friend received were nice, but the correspondence was very unpleasant and I would never buy from Zenpop again. The whole experience was very frustrating. With the money I lost, I could have bought better boxes from bokksu. So if you want to buy a snack subscription box, I would definitely not buy from ZenPop even though they might appear cheaper than other boxes.

21 July 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Hello Alexandra,
We sincerely regret to see that you've faced issues with your delivery while ordering with us.
From our email exchange, we understand that the delivery receiver name you've provided us was incorrect, and therefore the box was returned to us after an overstay in storage.

We'd like to highlight that we did try to reach out to you on multiple occasions to inform you that the box was available for pick up at your local post office, which wasn't able to proceed with the final delivery due to the incorrect address.

It is unfortunate, but we're not able to provide you with the full refund you requested under those conditions.

If anything was unclear throughout the communication process, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,
The ZenPop Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have done other subscription boxes…

I have done other subscription boxes before and they were not like this box. This box contains a variety of treats. It's not all dagashi like some subscription boxes. It is well packaged. Nothing was damaged including the box. Would highly recommend.

23 June 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Thank you for your review Vodakira, we're happy to hear that you enjoy tge variety of treats from our box. We always looking for some Japanese snacks in good quality and unique that hope to bring you the best experience!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You won't regret ordering from ZenPop.

My daughters have had subscriptions with ZenPop for a few years now. One has had the stationary and the other had the Anime for a while, and she has the snack box now. I cannot say enough about how much they love these boxes. The items in each one are clearly curated by someone who knows what they are doing. The customer service is also top notch; they have helped me out more than once, to keep my girls from being disappointed. If you have a chance to order from ZenPop, do it. You won't regret it.

28 June 2023
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Thank you for your warm words Julie! We're glad that you daughters enjoy our items. Our greatest joy is to have someone enjoyed the goodies from Japan!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome place to order Japan boxes

It's always fast. And the content of the box is always cute and tasty! I've been using this service for more than one year.

6 March 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Thank so for your feedback Vadim!
We hope to prepare more tasty and cute content in the future!☺

Warm greetings from Osaka🏯
The ZenPop Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks for the wonderful prizes🤧🤧❤️

Sorry for the late response🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️
Thank you from the bottom of my ❤️
The box is super nice
The shipment was fast
The toys inside it are precious to me
I love the sasuke nenoriod super😘😘
And also the others inside of it 🥰🥰
I can’t believe it’s from japan
Also I can’t believe i won prize from @zenpop🤧🤧🤧
And it’s totally 💯 free at all
So blessed that I’m one of the lucky people who receives prizes from them 😭
Again super grateful for the items that you’ve given 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️❤️❤️💝💝

21 February 2023
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Reply from ZenPop

Thank you for joining our giveaway and congratulations for the prize! 😊
Our team is delighted to hear about your ZenPop experience and we hope to ship more exciting boxes in future!

Warm regards from Osaka, Japan🏯

The ZenPop Team

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