2016 March Tokyo Trip! Pen Shows And Loot (Image Heavy & Unboxing Video)

[koofle]

Another year, another Tokyo trip! (Last years post and video.) This time, I had the pleasure of meeting Tinjapan, thank you very much for your guidance and company! I missed the opening of the Maruzen show, but made it for the Mitsukoshi opening. Shows are a lot more fun when you're with other pen friends. There's not a lot I can add about the shows that hasn't been said already, so enjoy the photos!

 

Maruzen Pen Show 1st Floor Layout - I was too excited and forgot to take photos of the Maruzen show, so have some sketch snippets from my travelogue

http://i.imgur.com/Fnyd9ab.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/GFzxSEU.jpg

 

Bought this at the Maruzen show - Omas Ogiva Vintage, Blue Royal Celluloid with Rhodium Trim, Extra Flessible F

http://i.imgur.com/Sh38yxM.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/hIiKbkP.jpg

 

Mitsukoshi pen fair floor shot. Lots of people! Parker booth on the left, Sailor on the right.

http://i.imgur.com/mkZEe8g.jpg

 

The show exclusive Ohashido

http://i.imgur.com/jBn1eSy.jpg

 

The show exclusive Sailors - A black lustre Profit with 21K MF Phoenix Nib (and ink) and a Lilac Sapporo with leather pouch

http://i.imgur.com/LJrcYHx.jpg

 

Have some pretty Nakayas

http://i.imgur.com/U15jBM6.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/UY7OIL3.jpg

 

Another Ohashido

http://i.imgur.com/IdXL9WJ.jpg

 

My Ink Haul - Sailor Jentle Magokoro from Mitsukoshi pen fair, Kingdom-note crustacean collection - marsupenaeus japonicus (darkish-tan-brown), Waterman Mysterious Blue, Sailor Storia Lion (light brown) and Balloon (green).

http://i.imgur.com/8gH73k6.jpg

 

The Pokemon Little Tales Fountain Pen by Sailor, from the Tokyo Pokemon Megacentre

http://i.imgur.com/oa2rLAP.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/oa2rLAP.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/nsoh1cn.jpg

 

The Sailor Purchases - Sailor Old Fashioned, Sailor Toumeikan lecoule, Sailor sapooro mini in "pikachu" colours, Sailor Pro Gear mini, Sailor Four Seasons Yukitsubaki, Sailor GranzAus Neo.

http://i.imgur.com/sSXJbN8.jpg

 

The Pilot Purchases - Pilot Custom Heritage 743 FA and Elite 95s EF

http://i.imgur.com/CeE8acX.jpg

 

Sailor Toumeikan Lecoule, Steel MF

http://i.imgur.com/JiZuv1l.jpg

 

Sailor Sapporo Mini, in "Pikachu" colours. (apparently coined by the Taiwanese pen community!)

http://i.imgur.com/OQrEeh6.jpg

 

Pro Gear Mini and Sapporo Mini size comparison

http://i.imgur.com/FK3XJpD.jpg

 

Sailor Four Seasons - Yukitsubaki, White Lamé, 14K MF

http://i.imgur.com/2cxc4cQ.jpg

 

Sailor GlanzAus Neo, 21K zoom nib

http://i.imgur.com/2i3pd18.jpg

 

 

Sailor Pro Gear "Old Fashioned"

http://i.imgur.com/hJqBL7O.jpg

 

Pen-napped by Danbo

http://i.imgur.com/qWlpyFc.jpg

 

The attempt to fill it up with Hibiki

http://i.imgur.com/BFKKg6e.jpg

 

(image limit?! Continued in next post)

Edited March 28, 2016 by koofle

[koofle]

The Pilot Custom Heritage 743

http://i.imgur.com/0N2YDnc.jpg

Pilot Elite 95s capped

http://i.imgur.com/QSmdjt3.jpg

Pilot Elite 95s uncapped - can see the inset 14k EF nib here

http://i.imgur.com/mXicf46.jpg

Ooh look it's an FA nib! *touch*

http://i.imgur.com/DB7lPT0.jpg

Mitsukoshi show exclusive Pilot Decimo, Kira Karacho 1624 x Mitsukoshi Isetan

http://i.imgur.com/Gv0Zh1e.jpg

Body detail - bought mine with an F nib

http://i.imgur.com/sajm9In.jpg

The new con-40

http://i.imgur.com/MN434O6.jpg

Villager with the new slightly-more-transparent Sailor cartridge converter.

http://i.imgur.com/PM1wZ2q.jpg

As a bonus, here's the brochure from a small Japanese company some of you might be interested in

http://i.imgur.com/Ctbi3Gk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HguTAb5.jpg

And the unboxing video!

Thanks for reading! I'll be happy to answer any questions!

[fountainpagan]

:notworthy1: Great report, detailed, descritive, funny.

 

Thank you for making me travel.

[Doug C]

I am jealous......

[sarahfar]

nice, really nice, wow....

[ct315]

the pokemon little tales one looks so cool !

[da vinci]

Fabulous report, great pen haul

 

Thanks for sharing

[dapprman]

Want the Danbo <cough> <cough>

[inkstainedruth]

Very jealous. And that Omas pen? Gorgeous!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[haruka337]

I'll take a dram of Hibiki.

 

Thanks for the report!

[gylyf]

Excellent, thank you!

[FOUR X FOUR]

I represent those that like pictures more than words and I've been authorized to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.

[hari317]

wonderful report. loved everything, esp the hand sketched floorplan.

[mchenart]

This is just wonderful. I shall anticipate your fun-filled report again next year.

[mehandiratta]

hell of a report ... loved it... every bit of it...

i liked two things the most... one the sailor old fashioned and also your schematic floor layout

[Earthdawn]

Outstanding report and so much fun to watch and relive your trip.

 

Great finds as well.

 

Thank you for taking the time to share it with us... the ones who were not lucky enough to go.

Edited March 29, 2016 by Earthdawn

[koofle]

Thank you for the amazing positive responses! I'm glad I could bring some joy to you all.

Here are some shots that didn't make the final cut.

"Oh, look what Nagahara-san from Sailor did to the medium nib! It's now a Naginata-togi!"

http://i.imgur.com/0WF1fxP.jpg

21K Naginata MF vs 21K Zoom

http://i.imgur.com/cPUvRqK.jpg

Sailor Old Fashioned 21K MF vs 21K Naginata-togi MF

http://i.imgur.com/PRqFuWe.jpg

And another page from my travelogue.

http://i.imgur.com/Ubxn1qq.jpg

[Crazyorange]

Awesome report. So jealous....what a great time and beautiful pens. Thank you.

[VivienR]

Wonderful report, thank you!

[Legal Eagle]

Very nice photos.