About Sailor Pen Japan

Sailor Pen Japan was founded in 1911by 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 experience.

The company was named Sailor Pen with the aspiration of expanding this home grown name, Sailor Pen, internationally like the voyages of a Sailor.

Sailor Pen became the first company to produce Fountain Pens for domestic Japanese market and it is credited to be one of the oldest established pen companies in Japan. Sailor Pen has continued to maintain its heritage of quality and technical excellence over more than a 100 years since then.

Today, Sailor Pens are remembered by any avid fountain pen users as the gold standard in Japanese fountain pen nib making from its late nib artisan, Nagahara Nobuyoshi 長原宣義. Many nib designs by Sailor Pen are hotly sought after by collectors for its extraordinary writing ability like the Sailor Concorde nib which allows one to write in both fine nib and brush strokes font style on just one fountain pen nib by turning it upside down.

Sailor Pen is also well known for making Japanese makie fountain pens which are usually made by master Japanese artisans in Kaga  makie style. Notable Sailor Limited Edition fountain pens made to commemorate its 100th Anniversary in Arita, Sailor Limited Edition Noto Nogoro Fountain pens and Nagahara Nobuyoshi’s Retirement Pens are just some of the many popular fountain pens made by the Japanese pen manufacturer based in Hiroshima.

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This Sailor Limited Edition Cicada Fountain Pen, with the "Cicada perched on a Black Stem"; where the Cicada is skillfully carved onto the cap and the stem is handcrafted to give a user the feel and touch of really -...
The Sailor Limited Edition Kurenai Fountain Pen is a special 33 pieces by Urushi artist , Mr Kurotobi. It is Sunset - "Yuuyake" and the tranquil forest which displays a deep crimson red color (Kurenai) on the fountain...
The origins and the historical use and development of ‘Ancient Scripts’ is important to understanding the civilisations of the present day. Following the hieroglyphic script presentation of ‘The Pharaohs’ Sailor are...
The Sailor Owl Maki-e Fountain Pen is a kaga makie fountain pen with an interesting motif of an owl perched on the tree.  Hira makie flat lacquer was used to depict the branches and raden was set in the eyes of the...
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