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# Hands Shinjuku expands its pen-and-pencil department by 20%
- URL: https://news.knockology.com/hands-shinjuku-writing-instruments-expansion-september-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-28T16:09:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T18:38:40.000Z
- Description: The September 30 reopening brings more space for ballpoints and mechanical pencils, KAYOU+ and Luddite, and hands-on pop-ups.
- Author: Thomas
- Tags: Industry, Retail, Hands, KAYOU+, Luddite, Japan, Mechanical pencils, #Import 2026-09-28 19:31

[Hands](https://hands.net/?ref=news.knockology.com) Shinjuku is giving pens and mechanical pencils more room. Its fourth-floor writing-instrument department will be **20% larger** when the Tokyo store reopens after refurbishment on **September 30, 2026**.

The September 24 announcement puts the increase at 1.2 times the previous space. It is a department expansion at this store; Hands has not supplied the department’s new floor area or a count of additional pencil models.

## New brands and more to try

[Hands says](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000739.000070824.html?ref=news.knockology.com) the expanded offer will focus on ballpoints and mechanical pencils, adding [KAYOU+](https://kayouplus.com/?ref=news.knockology.com) and [Luddite](https://luddite.thebase.in/?ref=news.knockology.com) to the department. It also plans new-product presentations and an area for hands-on pop-ups. The notebook selection is growing too, including Rollbahn and Traveler’s Notebook.

![Traveler’s Notebook products and refills on display at Hands Shinjuku](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/hands-shinjuku-stationery.jpg)

The notebook display pictured in Hands’ reopening announcement. Photo: Hands, via PR TIMES. Source: [Hands / PR TIMES](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000739.000070824.html?ref=news.knockology.com).

The reopening comes just before the Shinjuku store’s 30th anniversary in October. For shoppers, the useful change is the combination of more writing-instrument space and places to try products: a reason to revisit the fourth floor, even if the store is already on the itinerary.

## Visiting and the reopening coupon

Hands will distribute a 5% discount coupon to customers who make a purchase at the Shinjuku store from September 30 through October 12\. It is valid **October 13–November 15** on a purchase of at least **¥1,000 including tax**. Product exclusions apply; it cannot be combined with other discounts or receipts and is valid only at this store.

The [official store page](https://store.hands.net/shinjuku/?ref=news.knockology.com) lists hours of 10 a.m.–9 p.m. and a two-minute walk from JR Shinjuku’s New South or Miraina Tower gates. The address is Times Square Building, 5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo; Hands occupies floors 2–8.