How to buy fountain pens from Japan without paying hefty reseller markups.

The Zento Signature is the flagship model in Uniball’s new Zento lineup, boasting an all-new ink formulation that has been six years in the making. While other pens in the Zento series are now easy to find, the Signature pen continues to be highly sought after and hard to come by.

Something’s going on with Tomoe River paper. In this video, I explore the recent quality issues and share my top fountain pen paper alternatives. From Graphilo to Yu-sari, I’m testing them all for color vibrancy and shading.