Hands Shinjuku expands its pen-and-pencil department by 20%
The September 30 reopening brings more space for ballpoints and mechanical pencils, KAYOU+ and Luddite, and hands-on pop-ups.
KAYOU+
Two Flicta multipens, ¥550 apart
KAYOU+’s Standard and Basic share a format. Weight and the grip area help separate them.
KAYOU+ expands AIMVISION with a ¥1,980 lead case
A 5-gram aluminum case adds a dial, a window and a ¥1,980 price.
ORVO II adds automatic feed without chasing heavyweight status
KAYOU+ puts a new mechanism inside a roughly 10-gram pencil.
KAYOU+ sets a 3,000-unit run for its KOHAKU anniversary collection
A numbered AIMVISION PRO anchors the ¥22,000 five-item set.
Mechanical pencils take all three top spots in GetNavi’s vote
Shindbat, AIMVISION PRO and LAMY safari KURUTOGA inside lead a 71-product field.
AIMVISION PRO receives Red Dot Design Award 2026
The award record credits LONT’s Taku Yahara and identifies the drafting pencil’s construction.
