Episode 10: We're Back from a Stationery Trip To Japan!

<p>Joe and Lisa are back from their recent stationery trip to Japan, and ready to discuss all of the things they discovered while they were there! Join us as we recap two weeks in Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Osaka, and more, including visits to stores like Itoya, Kakimori, TRAVELER&#39;S Factory, Nagasawa, Loft, Hands, Kingdom Note, Toyooka Craft, and other favorites. Are we going back? You bet. </p><p><strong>Show Notes and Links</strong></p><ol><li><a href="https://vanness1938.com/products/opus-88-demo-color-1?_pos=1&_sid=f1bcce597&_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Opus 88 Sapphire Demonstrator (Lisa’s Pen)</a></li><li><a href="https://vanness1938.com/products/pilot-kakuno-translucent-blue?_pos=7&_psq=kakuno&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pilot Kakuno (Lisa’s Pen)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/the-curated-shop/pilot-custom-heritage-92-fountain-pen" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pilot Custom Heritage 92 (Joe’s Pen)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/the-curated-shop/pilot-custom-845-urushi-fountain-pen" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pilot Custom 845 Urushi (Joe’s Pen)</a></li><li><a href="https://vanness1938.com/collections/galen-leather-co?sort_by=created-descending" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New Arrivals From Galen Leather</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/the-curated-shop/toms-studio-ori-infinitely-refillable-highlighters" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tom’s Studio Ori Highlighters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/curated-desk-and-reading?category=Toyo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Toyo Steel Boxes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/the-curated-shop?category=Anterique" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Anterique Pens</a></li><li><a href="https://kakimori.com/en/pages/order-notebook " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kakimori Make Your Own Notebook</a></li><li><a href="https://kakimori.com/en/pages/inkstand-by-kakimori" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kakimori Make Your Own Ink</a></li><li><a href="https://en.toyocraft.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Toyooka Craft</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2026/5/23/japan-trip-journal-days-2-and-3-stationery-stationery-and-more-stationery" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Joe’s Japan Trip Blog Recap (Visits to Itoya, Ancora, TRAVELER&#39;S Factory)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2026/5/30/japan-trip-journal-a-visit-to-kakimori-and-the-ink-stand" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Joe’s Japan Trip Blog Recap (Kakimori Notebook and Ink Bar)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2026/6/3/japan-trip-journal-ink-shopping-in-tokyo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Joe’s Japan Trip Blog Recap (Ink Shopping in Tokyo)</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/cgZO_980640 " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Joe’s Five Favorite Things He Brought Home from Japan</a></li></ol><p>Get caught up on previous episodes, and also find more information about our first On The Paper Trail Live Event, which will be held in Nashville from October 16-18, 2026! Tickets are now on sale! <a href="https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/on-the-paper-trail" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Check out the main podcast informational page for additional details. </a></p>