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

Up until a few years ago, you had to not only fly to Japan but also take the shinkansen across the country to purchase Japan’s highly sought-after store-exclusive inks. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case. In this video, I’ll guide you through the process of buying these inks from overseas.

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.