Tag: Shosaikan

  • Ink Review: Shosaikan Syosaikan Seiran Blue

    Ink Review: Shosaikan Syosaikan Seiran Blue

    Shosaikan-Syosaikan Seiran Blue is one of two Sailor-made inks from the Shosaikan pen shop based in Tokyo with the other being a green-yellow. They are both in the lovely Sailor Tall or Vase bottles. I visited the store in 2018 on my trip to Japan; it’s a beautiful and spacious store with lots to offer…

  • Pen Review: Nakaya Piccolo Writer

    Pen Review: Nakaya Piccolo Writer

    I never fully appreciated Nakaya pens (or any of the artisan Japanese pen makers) but I’ve found myself looking at them closer and closer this year. I recently ordered a Nakaya Decapod Aka-tamenuri (it takes many months for them to be made) but in the mean time this Nakaya Piccolo Writer was very generously lent…