I've spent years buying stationeries in Japan and then watching everything else I own feel cheap by comparison. These are the ones that actually changed how I write — mostly gel and mechanical pencils you can't find on shelves outside Japan. Prices a...
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The lead rotates as you write so the point never goes wedge-shaped, and it advances on its own. Expensive and periodically sold out, but it's the single most impressive writing instrument I own.
Uni Kuru Toga Dive 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil
The mechanical pencil that made me stop using pens for drafting. The lead advances automatically as you write, so you never click once you start — and at 0.2mm it still refuses to snap.
Pentel ORENZNERO 0.2mm Mech Pencil
The 0.38 gel that Japanese students have been quietly using for twenty years. It's the cleanest fine line I've found that doesn't skip, and the ink dries fast enough for left-handed writing. Buy the multi-colour set — the burgundy and blue-black are ...