Crónicas Estilográficas

Shikiori –meaning “four seasons” in Japanese--  started as a series of fountain pens, ball pens, and mechanical pencils. They came in diffe...

Some months ago I wrote about how Nagasawa Kobe’s inks were available in Tokyo at Itoya's main shop in Ginza . And the prices of those i...

Autumn is here and that also means that the biggest pen event in Europe is coming. The Madrid Pen Show will take place between November 1...

The history of fountain pens is mostly written by the major brands. However, on the side there have always been a bunch of small companies s...

Contrary to how it used to be in Germany –but not anymore!—, oblique nibs are a rarity in Japan. Sure enough they exist, and I have shown an...

Over seven years of writing… I struggle to provide accurate and reliable information. Sometimes, of course, I have made mistakes and I have ...

This text is long overdue. This is, in essence, a correction to a couple of old posts on the Pilot (and Namiki) pens with size 50 nibs ( ::1...