17 - Buy Now, Regret Later (Tokyo Edition)

Taking over the microphone this episode are Sharyn and Leo, both freshly back from vacation and here to provide you with the Definitive (!!!) Pen-Lover’s Travel Guide to Japan. The Nib Section is the official podcast of Fountain Pens Oceania. You can always email us at [email protected] Go like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. The hosts were Sharyn (@sharynzha) and Leo (@inquisitivequill). FORMAT 01:14—Japan Pen Fairs 2018 Leo Travels: Tokyo Pen Extravaganza (2017) Maruzen Nihonbashi World of Fountain Pen (7-13 March) Mitsukoshi Fountain Pens of the World Festival (14-19 March) Tokyo Pen Shop Quill 09:07—Special Japan Edition Pens and Inks Mitsukoshi Decimo Pink & Blue Nagasawa Emerald Green Decimo Sankodo Zodiac Decimo Kyo-iro Stone Road of Gion 21:56—Places to Visit Shinjuku Kingdom Note Sekaido Ginza Itoya EuroBox Loft Tsutaya Books (GINZA SIX) Pen Cluster Yodobashi Camera Shibuya Bungubox Omotesando Shosaikan Shibuya Itoya Nihonbashi Maruzen Mitsukoshi Takashimaya Kansai Morita Pen Shop Pelle Penna Nagasawa Pen & Message Kyoto TAG Hankyu Department Store Ameyoko Markets 49:27—What We Are Writing With Sharyn: Mitsukoshi Platinum 3776 2018 “Kanzemizu” Limited Edition (Medium nib) Leo: Aurora Sun Moon Lake silver trim Optima Limited Edition (BB, almost italic) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 51:03—Recommendations Leo: BUY ALL THE THINGS IN JAPAN Sharyn: MinaLima Thanks and Credits Producers: Sharyn Zha, Diana Dai, Patrick Antolovich, Denise Tang. Recording and editing: Leo Fok, Denise Tang. Music: Michael Pearce. Logo: Will H. Smith. Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.