April was a very eventful month for us at Yoseka! From our first and then second stationery swaps/journaling meetups hosted by Christine to TRAVELER'S Stamp Caravan to our MD 15th Anniversary Pop Up and finally, ameruu's Pop Up, we had a bustling April and were able to see so many of you in-store! At the beginning of the month, we also surprised you (and ourselves!) with the release of pre-orders for our third and final fountain pen in our Yoseka Series of Sailor exclusives. While the pre-order period for that has now ended, feel free to message us for more...

 “Why is this pen so expensive?” We (understandably) get asked this question a lot at Yoseka, especially when it comes to gold-nib and maki-e fountain pens. While there are a lot of answers to this question—from the lower demand for this relatively niche market limiting the scale of production to the specifics of various brands—in this post I (Amy—hi!) am going to focus on Pilot’s Namiki fountain pens. Namiki was founded in Japan in 1925 as part of Pilot and focuses on handmade maki-e pens, especially fountain pens, that use urushi lacquer, metal powders, and other precious materials to create...

We couldn't be happier to share with everyone that on Sunday, April 30, ame (@ameruu) will be hosting a mini pop up in-store at Yoseka! For the pop up, our brilliant and extremely talented dear friend, ame, will be bringing the stickers and postcards she's designed. Also available as an add-on to our stamping station, you will be able to use some of ame's stamps! Whether you'd like to bring your own planner, notebook, techo, journal or even if you'd like to stamp on one of her postcards from the pop up, you'll be able to sample these stamps and use them...

Hi everyone! This is Alex. You might have seen me recently on YouTube with our new series of Inside the Yoseka Team’s planners, or on insta stories with a behind the scenes of working on this post! I’ve always loved pencils - they’re what I draw in most frequently - so when the opportunity came about to make a comparison of our pencils I had to go for it.   You might be thinking, is there really a difference in types of wooden pencils? It’s just wood and graphite right? The answer is yes of course! Actually, when I started at...

In this episode of Catching Up with Yoseka Stationery, Ashley and I chat all about pre-orders for our 甲 Home Fountain Pen and events at Yoseka this month! Christine is back to update us how the Stationery Swap and Journaling Meetup went last week and we also talk about the upcoming TRAVELER'S Stamp Caravan going on at Yoseka from 4/12-16. Newly added stationery this week features adorable illustrations from OURS and we have so many customers to thank this week for showing us so much support for our pre-orders announced last week!    

As our longtime customers and supporters know, Yoseka has released a yearly pen with Sailor since 2021 as part of our three-part namesake, 由申甲 Yoseka Series. We organize our year around these releases. In the past, we've talked a lot about the process of making the pen, how it takes an incredible amount of time to go from an idea, a few colors in our mind that would look great together, to digital mockups, to prototype, to an actual fountain pen that is ready to be shared with you all. A lot of this time is out of our control...

Our next pen will be available for pre-order starting on April 8 at midnight EST (tonight)! We'll have more information coming out throughout the day. Stay tuned!  甲 Home Fountain Pen is the third and final piece of our three-part 由申甲 namesake series of fountain pens. Beginning in 2020, our team began to think about this series and our first pen, 由 Origin Fountain Pen was released in 2021. This pen was dedicated to all of our earliest partners that made Yoseka possible. In 2022, we released 申 Refresh Fountain Pen to celebrate the growth of Yoseka in the year...

Hello everyone! Christine here with an exciting announcement! On Thursday, April 6th, starting at 5:30pm, we'll be hosting our first Stationery Swap and Journaling Meetup at Yoseka Stationery! This event has two parts to it -- the Stationery Swap part and the Journaling Meetup part. I'll elaborate on both below. The Stationery Swap is partly inspired by the online stationery community and the common practice within that community of "destashing." When you destash, you share supplies you no longer use with others to make room for more things you will use. It's a great way to creatively recycle your supplies and give new life...

We are so happy to announce that our shop will be a stop along the route of the TRAVELER'S Stamp Caravan across the states this year! The Stamp Caravan is a set of stamps designed by TRAVELER'S COMPANY. It is usually found in their flagship store, the TRAVELER'S FACTORY, in Nakameguro, Japan, and it’s for anyone to decorate their journals and write down special memories for each visit. This year, TRAVELER'S COMPANY is sending their Stamp Caravan on a tour around the world, starting off in Europe at the beginning of 2023.  From March to September of this year, the Caravan will be touring different states and shops, giving...

Happy Spring Time everyone! This week, Ashley and I are excited to show everyone all the lovely olive green stationery released from all the brands from Sailor's 2023 Pen of the year to Stalogy's 2023 Limited colors. Cutest of all might be the new BGM Flake Stickers and Pixel Stickers from Kamio. Our team members have been busy working on their special projects, which we are excited to share with you all very soon! Special shout out to Katie who visited us this past week and wrote our team the sweetest letter :) Thanks for watching everyone!