Tokyo Inklings
Two Tokyoites’ insider views on the Japanese fountain pen world!
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Build-A-Gear
CY and Jacob talk about Plus and Sailor's all-new sub-brand, product launches, and Apple-esque retail store in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district.
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The Mad Lads Did It!
CY, Jacob, Khue, and Alesa get together after the Maruzen World Pen Fair to discuss the event, Pilot's latest exciting releases, and Sailor's never ending LEs as well as a surprise release from Kokuy…
Shockingly Shiny
CY, Jacob, and special guest Alesa argue about a new, colorful Pilot pen, and talk about stacked nibs, composite materials, and robotics news.
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Don’t Go Running in the Dark
CY and Jacob talk about broken arms, cracked caps, bankruptcies, news, and quintessentially Japanese pens.
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CY Reacts to Things
CY and Jacob talk about welded nib experiments, Nagahara's opinions on zoom nibs, and the latest batch of Sailor releases.
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It's a Cat Show!
CY and Jacob talk about Onoto and Maruzen, junk bin finds, cat shows, wooden pens, and stationery events during Tokyo's second state of emergency.
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Review; Preview
CY, Jacob, Khuê, and Alesa look back at the major events in 2020 and also try to make a few predictions.
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A Shiny Croissant
CY and Jacob discuss an unusual auction find, CY's latest haul, Maruzen's pen fair lineup, a bunch of new Sailor releases (again), and a new Pilot LE from Fukushima.
Platinum and the Four Butts
CY and Jacob sit down for a discussion on Sailors, Pilot's new sub-brand, the new Platinum Procyon.... and four butts?
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Not Enough Glitter
CY, Jacob, Khuê, and Alesa talk about TIPS, glass pen drama, new Sailor releases, Mercari finds, and disappointing eyedroppers.
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Tokyo International Pen Show: Now in Color
CY and Jacob report live from the 2020 Tokyo International Pen Show.
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Run of the mill Japanese?
CY and special guest Akane talk about growing up with stationery in Japan, differences across borders, and what it's like to be a stationery fan as a run of the mill Japanese (?).
The Sailor’s New Clothes
CY and Jacob talk about whimsical roll stoppers, fat Japanese nibs, disclosure reports, non-angular typography, the future of stationery events in Japan, and a sparkly Kyoto Opal pen.
Streets for Men
CY and Jacob talk about Bokumondoh beauties, notebooks, chubby vintage pens, pen and ink news, and streets for men.
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I, Toos, am Ink Numa
CY, Jacob, Khuê, and Alesa talk about observations and haul from Japan's biggest ink show.
(This episode was recorded at a nearby cafe with a single microphone, so please kindly forgive the audio qua…
We bought all the Moonmen
CY, Jacob, and Khuê talk about paper, planners, nib engraving, Chinese pens, and metal powder.
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Sailor Minus
In this second 'emergency' episode, CY and Jacob talk about new announcements from Sailor.
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Annual Nib Check-up
CY, Jacob, and Khuê talk about new LE Sailors, Nakaya, glass nibs, a big ink show, and answer listener questions.
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The Hashtag Ruined It
CY and Jacob talk about a golden Bokumondoh pen, ink mixing, nib plating, Nagahara nib grinds, a creepy mermaid (again), and some ink news.
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Harajuku Horoyoi
CY and Jacob talk about a Sailor pen with healing vibrations, ink blending with Sailor's Ishimaru, exciting Bungubox news, Tomoe River, and answer listener questions.
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