Fountain pen It is scheduled to be completed at the end of July 2028 by now order.
Amboyna Burl Urushi Coating limited is scheduled to be completed by the end of October 2028.
kin-nashiji-maki is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2028.
Light Sepia Ink We have stock
Dark Sepia Ink We have stock
Pen case will last approximately 4 months.
As the content is in Japanese, I will clarify the contents of the interview below.
A detour opened up new horizons for a fountain pen craftsman who is sought after worldwide
Q1: What are custom-made fountain pens?
Based on an order form that digitizes the customer’s writing habits, we create a one-of-a-kind fountain pen tailored to each individual.
We use beautiful and rare materials for the pen bodies, such as buffalo horn, precious woods, ebonite, celluloid, and ivory.
Q2: Why did you decide to take on this business?
Ever since I was a child, I have been very proud of the work of my grandparents and father, and wanted to carry it on.
However, I wasn’t confident that I could match their craftsmanship, so I initially looked for a different path.
However, both my father and the craftsmen he employed were getting older, and no one else wanted to take over. After gaining various social experiences, I was ready and decided that I had no choice but to do it myself.
Q3: What do you think is the best thing about taking over the business?
In recent years, customers from all over the world have been visiting our workshop in Tottori.
When I communicate with people from various countries, work hard on a pen, and hear their joy when I hand it over to them, I feel overwhelmed and think, “It was worth all the effort.”
Q4: What are your priorities when creating your work?
Since I create each piece to suit each individual’s writing style, I strive to create the ultimate practical item, but I also strive to make it “art.”
Many of my customers place orders at special times, such as weddings, the birth of a child, employment, job changes, or retirement. I create each piece with their stories in mind and pour my heart into it.
I also take care of my health so that I can perform at my best when creating my work.
Q5: What is the appeal of fountain pens?
I believe that handwritten letters have a special power.
They convey the warmth and emotions of the person writing them at the time, so they truly express love and feelings, making each letter irreplaceable.
The joy of a fountain pen is that the more you use it, the more it becomes familiar to your hand and develops into a tool unique to you. It is said that when coming up with ideas or thinking up sentences, inspiration comes more easily when writing by hand, and in fact, many business people use fountain pens to generate ideas.
Q6: Advice for the future of junior and senior high school students
Don’t be afraid of failure, keep trying new things, and work hard.
Before taking over the family business, I also tried my hand at things I loved. I traveled across America, raced motorcycles, and even started a business in Tokyo.
Despite my efforts, nothing worked out, and there were times when I felt depressed, thinking that all my time and effort had been wasted.
But because I studied English so hard in preparation for my trip across America, I am now able to interact directly with customers overseas. My passion for tinkering with motorcycle machinery allowed me to make my own specialized fountain pen machines. My experience starting my own business gave me courage and taught me about management.
Looking back, all of those efforts were not in vain, and they have all led to where I am today.
When you take on something new in the future, please don’t be afraid of the results.
Even if you fail, or there are times when you have no choice but to give up, or your path changes along the way, believe that your efforts will serve as fertilizer and lead to your next success, and keep working hard.
13 March 2026
Announced on February 13, 2026
After a limited release in December 2020, they were sold out, but we have now acquired new, high-quality materials.
Old Red Sander Urushi Coating (super rare)
Scientific name: Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.f.
Origin: India
Among the Red Sander (legumes) called “God wood”, “Old Red Sander” is extremely hard and has a high rarity value because it grows up over many years.
Due to the CITES ban on raw wood imports, it is rarely sold to the general public due to a small amount of domestic stock in Japan. Fortunately, I got the material for making high-grade shamisen, a Japanese musical instrument. The oil finish is beautiful enough, but please enjoy the beautiful luster and deep black red by Urushi Coating. The specific gravity is 1.2 and it is dense and heavy.
The photo shows the RS15D Reference price: RS15D (pictured) 485,000 yen
The color of the section and other ebonite parts (black or red and black) can be selected.
Released on Jan 2, 2026
Amboyna Burl Urushi Coating Revival release Limited
In 2010, we released a limited edition , and since we got good materials for the sold out ones, we will release a limited edition.
Scientific name ：Pterocarpus indicus
Southeast Asia
Release in 2010
It is Burl that can be found near the base of a large tree (Fabaceae Family) with a tree age of 1000 years or more called Amboyna.
Coat urushi more than 18 times to prevent contamination and cracking.
▷Please see the collection for details.
Announced June 29, 2025
Kin-nashiji-maki is a technique where nashiji gold powder is sprinkled on the surface of urushi, and after drying, a highly pure transparent urushi called nashiji-urushi is applied, and the gold powder is polished so that it is not exposed. The powder is visible through the transparent urushi film.
The base is black ebonite, and it is finished by wiping urushi several times, applying black urushi several times, sprinkling nashiji gold powder K24 in a ratio of 90% to nashiji silver powder 950 in 10%, nashiji-urushi several times, polishing, wiping urushi several times, and polishing.
Delivery time: It takes 4 months longer than the normal delivery time.
Reference price: The cost of ebonite is +100,000 yen.
▷Artisan goes with flow by creating tailor-made fountain pens
November 21, 2024
I received a filming request from an Australian creator.
It was a difficult request, as he wanted to film all the steps in making one fountain pen.
I was going to politely decline, but as we communicated, I felt that I should not turn down his request.
If the barrel material is celluloid, there are fewer drying steps and the total number of steps is the fewest,
so I thought it might be possible, so I took on the challenge.
(Usually, 8 to 10 pens are made at the same time, and it takes about a month to make them.)
I holed myself up in the workshop, and went through all the steps in a total of about 16 hours over two days, and successfully filmed them.
Thanks to the creator’s sharp perspective, artistic sense, and passion, I was able to work very comfortably.
I think this is a completed video work that is like a concerto between the creator and me.
I received a happy message from the creator saying,
“There were many parts that I couldn’t throw away, so it turned out to be a long 30-minute video.”
I hope you will take the time to watch it.
With gratitude for everything.
Release : July 20, 2024
Filming : February 2024
Filmmaker : Chris Mollison https://www.chrismollison.com/
Model : ▷JG15C
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Announcement date: July 1, 2024
HAKASE 90th Anniversary Model Mikurajima Gold Mulberry Wood Grain Chinkin Wipe Urushi Limited to 35 Pieces
I want to make something that will be called a national treasure someday. Something that has never been seen before, making the most of precious natural materials, and yet being more beautiful and yet being able to be used as a tool for everyday use. We expressed this desire at the turning point of our 90th anniversary.
We obtained rare Mikurajima Gold Mulberry. This is an unprecedented model that makes the texture and grain of the material itself more beautiful and prominent through wood grain chinkin. In addition, the edge of the cap is generously decorated with chinkin, creating an accent like a cap ring.
About Mikurajima Gold Mulberry
Mikurajima Gold Mulberry is the best mulberry wood. The mulberry of Mikurajima, located in the central Izu Islands that belong to Tokyo. This region is blessed with a warm climate throughout the year, and historically has a lot of rich nature. This is what made this mulberry famous. Since Mikurajima is a place where humans cannot reach, the tree rings pile up and the mountain slope is steep, so it grows in a place where humans cannot reach, and the tree’s rings become dense and deep golden color. Because of this property, it is called gold mulberry, and it is an extremely rare material that is almost impossible to obtain these days.
About Wood Grain Chinkin
I was thinking about how to express the beautiful grain of this rare material more beautifully, and I came across the woodworker’s technique of Wood Grain Chinkin. Wood Grain Chinkin is a technique that uses the traditional Maki-e technique of “Chinkin” to leave pure gold leaf and pure gold powder in the wood grain, making the texture of the material itself more beautiful and prominent. Wood Grain Chinkin is usually used for keyaki and chestnut, but I was fortunate to have access to the texture of the gold mulberry wood grain, and I was convinced that it would definitely be beautifully finished. Until then, I had a hard time selecting the gold leaf and gold powder to use, but after two years of repeated trial and error, I was successful.
*We strongly recommend that you use the setting without posting the cap on the barrel. (To prevent scratches on the wood grain chinkin lacquer part from years of use.)
You can also choose the color of the ebonite for the neck and screw part in black or red and black.
November 13th Sold out
Released on November 9, 2023
Origin: India, Mysore region
English name: Sandalwood
Before logging export restrictions were imposed in 1965, there were only a few stockpiled in Japan. We were lucky enough to obtain it as a log in 2009, and by polishing it using odorless persimmon juice and high-quality urushi made in Japan, we succeeded in preventing stains while retaining the sandalwood aroma.Limited to 25 pieces. It was sold out after its release. By repairing and manufacturing the remaining cracked material that had been stored and finishing it with kintsugi (golden joinery), we achieved the ” beauty of scarcity” that makes it more beautiful than the original.
（Sold out）
Released on November 9, 2023
From Minano, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture
