That vendor, jetpens, is an american site that imports from japan…but sitting in europe, for now this seems to be the best method of acquiring japanese writing stuff short of actually flying there personally. You might find that interesting. There are some stylish ones, I wish they had existed when I was younger and needed them in school
I have a couple of kuru toga pencils, but found them to feel a little spongy. There needs to be a little give to allow the ratchet to turn, but sadly I couldn’t get on with the feel.
There are some japanese mechanical pencils that rotate the lead a bit every time you push it down.
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/Uni-Kuru-Toga-A-Comprehensive-Guide/pt/706
That vendor, jetpens, is an american site that imports from japan…but sitting in europe, for now this seems to be the best method of acquiring japanese writing stuff short of actually flying there personally. You might find that interesting. There are some stylish ones, I wish they had existed when I was younger and needed them in school
I have a couple of kuru toga pencils, but found them to feel a little spongy. There needs to be a little give to allow the ratchet to turn, but sadly I couldn’t get on with the feel.