This year, our word and focus is "Home," because that is a word that perfectly encapsulates how we feel about Yoseka, as a place where we feel completely comfortable and a safe space where we can pursue our wildest dreams. As part of our Home theme this year, our team members have designed different items that speak to what Home and Yoseka mean for them and this month, quite a few of them have been released! Above are some of the releases that you've seen from us so far--Yoseka Stationery Zoo Series from Authan, Shop Apparel from Ashley, our TSL Roll...

Abbey Sy will be in New York and teaching two travel journaling workshops at Yoseka on Monday, July 31 and Tuesday, August 1st! Run, don't walk to sign up for your seat 😂😂 In all seriousness, Abbey Sy is such a legend in the stationery and journaling community and we are so excited to be able to offer this rare opportunity to learn directly from Abbey some of the ways she stays inspired and manages to document her travel memories meaningfully while she's away from her desk.  During the workshop, you'll be able to peruse through some of Abbey's personal travel journals...

As a TRAVELER'S COMPANY Partner Shop in New York, we are so happy to announce that we will once again be participating in TRAVELER'S COMPANY TRAVEL and SKETCH events taking place at partner shops across the country on June 10, 2023.  Many TRAVELER'S notebook users already take advantage of the portability of their TNs. With their durable leather covers that patina and grow more beautiful with use, their unique customizability and ever-growing refill options, TRAVELER'S notebooks are made for writing, memory-keeping and sketching on the go. To celebrate this year's TRAVEL & SKETCH, TRAVELER'S has also collaborated with Art Toolkit to release a Limited Edition Pocket Palette...

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...