Sailor Special Edition Arita Porcelain Koransha Flower fountain pen

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About Sailor Pen Japan

Sailor Pen Japan was founded in 1911 by Kyugoro Sakata, an engineer from the historic naval port of Hiroshima in Japan, who was introduced to a fountain pen brought from England by a sailor friend. He was determined to produce a finely crafted Japanese writing instrument with the highest specification and writing expertise.

The company was named Sailor Pen with the aspiration to internationally expand this homegrown name, Sailor Pen, like the voyages of a Sailor.

Sailor Pen became the first company to produce fountain pens for the Japanese domestic market and is credited with being one of the oldest pen companies in Japan. Sailor Pen has continued to uphold its legacy of quality and technical excellence for over 100 years since.

Today, Sailor Pens are remembered by avid fountain pen users as the gold standard in Japanese nib making from their late nib craftsman, Nagahara Nobuyoshi 長原義. Many of the Sailor Pen nib designs are highly sought after by collectors for their extraordinary writing ability, such as the Sailor Concorde nib, which allows both fine nib and brush stroke writing on a single nib when flipped.

Sailor Pen is also known for making Japanese makie fountain pens, which are usually made by Japanese master craftsmen in the Kaga 加賀 makie style. The remarkable Sailor Limited Edition fountain pens made to commemorate its 100th anniversary at Arita, the Sailor Limited Edition Noto Nogoro fountain pens, and the Nagahara Nobuyoshi retirement pens are just a few of the many popular fountain pens made by the Japanese-based pen manufacturer. in Hiroshima.