Nagasawa Stationery Center to host Pen Festival in Kobe

Nagasawa Stationery Center has announced the ‘New year NAGASAWA Pen Festival 2027’ and the ‘Kobo Kusabi Sales Event,’ scheduled to take place from January 9 to January 11, 2027, at the Stella Hall in Kobe Kitano Nostal.

The event will feature a wide variety of writing instruments, with a particular focus on wooden-axis pens. Confirmed exhibitors include Kobo Kusabi, Satoyama Wood Workshop, Vacuum, Wooden Axis Pen Workshop KIKI, Caran d'Ache, Staedtler, Mitsubishi Pencil, Kobe Ha Keikaku, TWSBI, Diamond, and Nagasawa.

The Kobo Kusabi Sales Event requires a prior lottery reservation via return postcard, with applications valid from November 1 to November 23, 2026. The festival will run daily from 10:00 to 17:00, closing at 16:00 on the final day. Admission is free.