MINO -Washi Pens-

Fountain and ballpoint pens handcrafted with authentic Mino washi from Gifu Prefecture’s historic Mino City. Silk printed in Kyoto with traditional Kyoto yuzen motifs.
Hand-coated with UV acrylic. German-made metal fittings.

Elements

Element 1

Mino Washi: A Cherished Traditional Japanese Craft

Gifu's superior washi from Mino City, one of the most important centers of washi production and trade in Japan.

Element 2

Dayacom Metal Fittings

German-made metal fountain pen and ballpoint pen fittings, including European standard ink converters.

Element 3

Emerging Pen Craftsman: Yasutaka Takeuchi

Made with the care and attention to detail you can expect from Japanese craftsmanship. Takeuchi is a Gifu native and grandson of traditional Toyohashi fude (calligrapy brush)craftsman.

Lineup

Fountain Pens

Fountain Pen Ink

European Standard
Dayacom converter included with pens

Ballpoint Pens

Ballpoint Pen Refills

uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514

Fountain Pens

Mino Washi Fountain Pen Usagi Ichimatsu(light blue)

Model noTWM1800

This fountain pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Usagi Ichimatsu (Japanese Hare) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

The combination of rabbit and cherry blossoms aginst the two-coloured chequered lattice pattern feels both traditonal and contemporary.

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen
14,000 yen

Mino Washi Fountain Pen Shidare Zakura(red)

Model noTWM1802

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Shidare Zakura (Weeping Cherry Blossom) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Weeping cherry blossoms are gorgeous and have a strong impact, but their meaning in the language of flowers is “grace.” This motif, which is powerful while also calm and elegant, and was favored by the nobility

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen
14,000 yen

Mino Washi Fountain Pen Gekko Aki No Nanakusa(black)

Model noTWM1805

This fountain pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Gekko Aki No Nanakusa (Seven Herbs of Autumn in the Moonlight) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

This is a traditional Japanese pattern representing autumn in Japan, featuring the Seven Herbs of Autumn: hagi (bush clover), ogana (tail flower), kudzu (arrowroot), nadeshiko (dianthus), omie-naeshi (eastern valerian), fujibakama (fragrant eupatorium) and kikyo (bellflower), glowing in the moonlight.

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen
14,000 yen

Mino Washi Fountain Pen Aizome Botan

Model noTWM1810

This fountain pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Aizome Botan (Indigo Peony) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Indigo is a traditional Japanese dye, and the peony is a favorite in Japan and other Asian countries.

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen
14,000 yen

Mino Washi Fountain Pen Indigo Ryuusui Sakura

Model noTWM1811

This fountain pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Aizome Sakura (Indigo Cherry Blossom) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Floating cherry blossoms s a much-loved motif in Japan that instantly conjures an elegant feeling. This motif is printed in traditional Japanese indigo.

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen
14,000 yen

Ballpoint Pens

Mino Washi Ballpoint Pen Shidare Zakura( red)

Model noTM1602

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Shidare Zakura (Weeping Cherry Blossom) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Weeping cherry blossoms are gorgeous and have a strong impact, but their meaning in the language of flowers is “grace.” This motif is powerful, but also calm and elegant, and was favored by the nobility.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514
6,900 yen

Mino Washi Ballpoint Pen Gekko Aki No Nanakusa

Model noRM1605

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Gekko Aki No Nanakusa (Seven Herbs of Autumn in the Moonlight) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

This is a traditional Japanese pattern representing autumn in Japan, featuring the Seven Herbs of Autumn: hagi (bush clover), ogana (tail flower), kudzu (arrowroot), nadeshiko (dianthus), omie-naeshi (eastern valerian), fujibakama (fragrant eupatorium) and kikyo (bellflower), glowing in the moonlight.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514
6,900 yen

Mino Washi Ballpoint Pen Aizome Botan

Model noTM1810

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Aizome Botan (Indigo Peony) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Indigo is a traditional Japanese dye, and the peony is a favorite in Japan and other Asian countries.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514
6,900 yen

Mino Washi Ballpoint Pen Aizome Ryusui Sakura

Model noTM1811

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Aizome Ryusui Sakura (Indigo Floating Cherry Blossoms) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Floating cheery blossoms s a much-loved motif in Japan that instantly conjures an elegant feeling. This motif is printed in traditional Japanese indigo.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514
6,900 yen

Mino Washi Ballpoint Pen Sakura to Ryusui

Model noTWD1700-3

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Sakura to Ryusui (Floating Sakura) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Floating cherry blossoms is a much-loved motif in Japan that instantly conjures an elegant feeling. The bright pink of this pen is characteristic of Kyoto yuzen motifs and instantly evokes the image of spring in Japan.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514
6,900 yen

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