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Hello!

I've been reading and learning a lot from FPN for a while but only recently registered.

 

My name is Aya from Japan, and I am an indie dyer selling hand dyed knitting yarn.

I enclose small hand written thank-you cards to every order I receive, of course written with my fountain pens.

 

My current favorite FP is Aurora Optima F when writing Japanese as the fine and somewhat feedbacky nib is well suited for Japanese characters, while I prefer my Pelikan Souveran M805 for writing English.

 

I'm resisting the temptation to order Nakaya Briar at the moment - please wish me a good luck :P

 

 

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Welcome to FPN!

 

I'm afraid you will not get much support here for not buying pens - I have the Nakaya Briar and it's a great pen.

 

You already have some lovely pens.

 

Erick

Using right now:

Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

Jinhao 9019 "EF" nib running Birmingham Railroad Spike

Pelikan M1000 "F" nib running Birmingham Sugar Kelp

Sailor King of Pens "M" nib running Van Dieman's Heemskerch and Zeehaen

 

 

 

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Hello and welcome!

 

Handwritten thank you notes are a great personal touch to send to your customers! I enjoy seeing them from the businesses that send them.

 

I also have the Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl and love it. It's currently filled with Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun. Good luck resisting temptation, although you may have come to the wrong place if you're looking for support in that, haha.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Hello Aya and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Hi and welcome from the land of Moomins! ;) Great pens you have there!

Handwritten notes are always a treat and it is really cool that you earn your living from what can be considered traditional crafts, keeping those alive is super important. My friend spins and dyes her own yarns using materials that you can find in Finnish nature, it is more of a serious hobby though (IIRC she is a IT/business consultant something something professionally).

There is actually this one Victorian-style tea house here in Helsinki (The Ounce) where the proprietor also dresses appropriately in late 19th century style dresses, she also writes the labels for the loose tea bags or tins with a dip pen. Might need to pay them a visit sometime soon (it is quite lovely, that place).

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Thank you for your warm welcome!

 

 

I'm afraid you will not get much support here for not buying pens - I have the Nakaya Briar and it's a great pen.

 

 

 

 

Good luck resisting temptation, although you may have come to the wrong place if you're looking for support in that, haha.

 

Yes I know :lol:

I think I can resist until their events in May and June, only 1 hour away from my home.

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Hello and welcome to you. Oddly enough my son landed in Japan this morning for a three month 'work away' spell which he also did last year. Seems to like it over there and pleased he is travelling. Enjoy your stay on here.

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I think I can resist until their events in May and June, only 1 hour away from my home.

 

Who said I could resist until Nakaya events later this month and June?

 

But I am still tempted to go to the event to see some Raden and Chinkin... no, that won't happen.... really...

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Aya , where eould you go shopping for pens? I will be in Tokyo and osaka this month!

I got my Nakaya at Tokyo Pen Trading last weekend;)

 

I shop in Yokohama area, and my current favorite is Itoya Yokohama Motomachi (opened last year). I also shop at Itoya Yokohama and Yurindo Isezakicho, and also hunt discontinued domestic FPs in local small stationary shops. If you have a free day, visiting Yokohama would be a great idea not only for fountain pen shopping but for sightseeing too!

 

Basically brick and mortar shops sell fountain pens with full retail price only, so I also shop online for Japanese fountain pens for discounted price as I am confident with the Japanese manufacturers' QC and that's usually the only way to get shop limited editions.

 

The reputable shops in Tokyo I know are Itoya, Maruzen, Shosaikan, Kingdom Note, Bungubox and Eurobox.

I've heard many good things about Morita in Osaka too - I'd visit them if I were you:)

 

You may find this thread helpful.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/333952-pen-shopsnewsletters/?hl=shop&do=findComment&comment=4019768

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Thanks Aya!

 

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to check out Morita, but I did check out Maruzen.

I got myself a really nice Nakaya, and now I am hooked...

I think my wallet is in trouble again.

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Hi Aya-san,

 

Hanging around Yokohama eki, I only found a few fountain pens at Ito-ya, Muji, Loft, Yodobashi, Yurindo, Lamy (Newoman)...

 

The closest Maruzen (Minatomirai maybe) didn't have any pens. Seems like one has to go to Kawasaki or Tokyo.

 

Did you ever find any small shops or places for vintage pens in Yokohama?

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