Kokontozai: KASHIYUKA’s Shop of Japanese Arts and Crafts /[FOUNTAIN PEN]
“The fountain pen was developed in a form similar to the current one in 19th century Europe, and production came to Japan in the 1910s. But demand for them decreased dramatically with the advent of later inventions like the ballpoint pen and email,” says Mr. Ryu Yamamoto, third-generation head of Mannenhitsu HAKASE studio, established in 1934.