Sailor Kobe # 38 Kitanozoka Night Blue

[visvamitra]

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Kobe (神戸市 Kōbe-shi) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bayand about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. Its name comes from "kanbe" (神戸), an archaic title for supporters of the city's Ikuta Shrine. Kobe became one of Japan's 17 designated cities in 1956.

Kobe is famous for its shirines and nioce architecture but among fountain pen and ink afficionados the name Kobe cause increased heart-rate. The city is a home of Nagasawa-Kobe stationery shop that offers incredible lione of more than fifty inks made by Sailor.

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https://kobe-nagasawa.co.jp/

My master - plan is to prepare comparison of full line of Nagasawa-Kobe inks. Not an easy task as they're not the most obtainable inks on the market, but hopefully I'll manage to do it

At the moment Nagasawa-Kobe offers 52 inks:

• Rokko Green
• Pier Blue
• Old Foreigner Ward Sepia
• Kitano Foreigners Residence Red
• East Asia Black
• Kobe Bordeaux
• Kaikyo Blue
• Arima Amber
• Suma Purple
• Mikage Grey
• Ikuta Orange
• Okamoto Pink
• Nunobiki Emerald
• Maya Lapis
• Maiko Green
• Nada Brown
• Shioya Blue
• Sannomiya Panse
• Minatogawa Lime
• Motomachi Rouge
• Taisanji Yellow
• Shinkaichi Gold
• Nagata Blue
• Nakayamate Black
• Tarumi Apricot
• Wadamisaki Blue
• Kounan Maroon
• Suzuran Green
• Suma Kaihin Blue
• Ooji Cherry
• Kaigan Stone Grey
• Tamon Purple Grey
• Rikyuu Moon Yellow
• Sourakuen Tea Green
• Suwayama Leaf Green
• Sakaemachi Indigo
• Minatojima Island Blue
• Kitanozaka Night Blue
• Kobe Brick
• Sumiyoshi Brown
• Suma Rikyu Rose
• Rokko Island Sky
• Gakuen Toshi Fresh Green
• Sumaura Seaside Blue
• Hashibuse Silhouette Green
• Nagisa Museum Grey
• Aoya Cascade Green
• Suidousuji Marchais Blue
• Kitano Olive Green
• Kyo-machi Legend Blue
• Kano-cho Midnight
• Shioya Vintage Sepia

Kitanozoka Night Blue is very nice blue / black ink. I could find use for it. Thank you Cyber6 for a sample

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software ID

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Tomoe River, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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Oxford, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

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[Tas]

I like how it looks on the cream paper, but not on the white.

 

Lovely shading though . . .

 

Thank you

Edited December 2, 2015 by Tas

[migo984]

I use this in a juicy, stubby 1950s Parker Duofold & it looks great.

[saskia_madding]

In a really wet nib, this ink gets pretty dark and full of sheen. I love it.

[haruka337]

Oh, it's a nice denim color.

[AndyYNWA]

The sample I tried was much darker and had fairly little shading.

[T4TEXAS]

Thanks yet again. I like this one a lot.

[inkstainedruth]

Hmm. I'm the opposite to Tas -- on the cream paper it brings out too much of the green undertones.

I think this one is not for me, but thanks for the review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[DrDebG]

Great review! Thanks for taking the time to do this. I must say that I am ambivalent about the color.

[amberleadavis]

Great review! Thanks for taking the time to do this. I must say that I am ambivalent about the color.

 

I love the review, I'm not excited about the color, but then, it doesn't sear the retinas.

[AndyYNWA]

The sample I tried was much darker and had fairly little shading.

Now I've tried it with a broader nib and I get the exact same color and shading as Visvamitra.

 

I like how it looks on the cream paper, but not on the white.

 

Lovely shading though . . .

 

Thank you

 

To me it's the opposite... I like it on the white paper, but not on the cream...

It's good there is something for everyone!

[wastelanded]

It's a very nice colour, but nothing unique to make me want it.

[Ghost Plane]

More blue than the #51 blue on my screen

[AndyYNWA]

More blue than the #51 blue on my screen

Much bluer

[Ghost Plane]

Much bluer

Thank you. Very helpful

[Uncial]

I like that

[AndyYNWA]

Thank you. Very helpful

#38 is a dark blue, tending towards blue-black. It's actually fairly close to Bungbox 4B, but with much less sheen.

#51 is a very dark blue, almost black, with a nice green sheen.

[visvamitra]

Recently I've used the rest of the sample in Pilot Capless medium nib and I was surprised by certain misbehaviour of this inks. It caused some really hard starts and dried in pen after few hours of it not being used. No one is perfect. Even Sailor as an ink maker.

[gylyf]

Recently I've used the rest of the sample in Pilot Capless medium nib and I was surprised by certain misbehaviour of this inks. It caused some really hard starts and dried in pen after few hours of it not being used. No one is perfect. Even Sailor as an ink maker.

I had the same issue with this ink - in my pens, it always felt very chalky and it would quickly dry on the nib.

[AndyYNWA]

Strange... It feels really wet in my Custom 74, no hard starts at all.