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Where to find Pens in... / Japenese pens in the US

  1. RdHg
    Date: Thu, Jul 15 2010 20:26:01

    is there a store in the US that sells japanese pens ,like g3s and hyper jells

  2. PenwisH
    Date: Thu, Jul 15 2010 21:09:00

    Daiso, Kino, Mitsuwa, but they are hard to goto if you don't live in cali and certain large cities in usa.

  3. Ice Cobra
    Date: Thu, Jul 15 2010 21:18:10

    california kids must be so spoiled ;D

  4. Wave length
    Date: Thu, Jul 15 2010 21:56:50

    If you tell me where some of those shops are i might be able to get some for you. shops near modesto,CA, San Fransisco,CA, Fort Bragg, Fairfield, and Heildsburg CA

  5. hoiboy
    Date: Thu, Jul 15 2010 22:13:54

    You're not the only one. There are tons of spinners (with higher trading reputations) in California with access to those shops. @RdHg: Daiso, Maido, Kinokuniya are the major ones. There are also various stores that sell Korean stationary and (Chinese) stationary. @Penwish: Mitsuwa doesn't really sell pens. There are Daiso's in Washington (off the top of my head). There is a Kinokuniya in Seattle (I think) and New York. @Wave length: There is a shop in Richmond in a plaza with a restaurant naimed "Daimo". In the South Bay, there are multiple Daisos. There are also a few Daisos sprinkled around the Peninsula and East Bay. There is a Kinokuniya and a Maido in San Jose (very close to each other). There is a Kinokuniya/Maido combo in JapanTown in San Francisco.

  6. Wave length
    Date: Thu, Jul 15 2010 23:09:10

    it was ment for a joke like ice cobra's "CA kids r spoiled ;D!" but that was acuttualy helpful:) Thanks!

  7. mintypaladin
    Date: Fri, Jul 16 2010 02:32:57

    @ice cobra there are barely any stores in massachusetts that sell azn pens..your best bet is the kino in nyc and @Rdhg it depends where u live...if u live in frickin azn areas theres bound to be import stores. They also sell jimnies at some american office supply stores

  8. buhryan
    Date: Fri, Jul 16 2010 04:54:57

    where are these store in cali i can't find any. cuz if theyre in downtown la im effed.

  9. PenwisH
    Date: Fri, Jul 16 2010 14:27:42

    mitsuwa in illinois does sell decent amt of pens

  10. hoiboy
    Date: Fri, Jul 16 2010 20:26:08

    buhryan wrote: where are these store in cali i can't find any. cuz if theyre in downtown la im effed.
    i think there is a kino in little tokyo

  11. PenwisH
    Date: Tue, Jul 27 2010 13:39:50

    there's really nothing in the midwest. Best bet is Mitsuwa in schaumberg, IL or chinatown in chicago. Othere than that the whole middle of the usa is a pen wasteland

  12. hahakumquat
    Date: Sat, Jul 31 2010 18:23:13

    The Kino in downtown LA sells: Black, blue, tinted red and antique hyper jells Ballsigns of a semi-limited variety Laknocks And a rainbow of signos So there isn't TOO much there, but it's still nice to go to. No G3s = :(

  13. Morpheus
    Date: Sat, Jul 31 2010 19:40:54

    is there a good japanese pen store in south texas?

  14. poisoned
    Date: Sun, Aug 1 2010 04:40:41

    hahakumquat wrote: The Kino in downtown LA sells: Black, blue, tinted red and antique hyper jells Ballsigns of a semi-limited variety Laknocks And a rainbow of signos So there isn't TOO much there, but it's still nice to go to. No G3s = :(
    Dont forget hi tec-c and hi tec-c mini (same tip but smaller pen = cheaper) and hybrid gel fine (hgg tip w/o grip) they also sell pilot vega+clear tornados but they're pretty expensive.

  15. hahakumquat
    Date: Sun, Aug 1 2010 20:45:57

    poisoned wrote: Dont forget hi tec-c and hi tec-c mini (same tip but smaller pen = cheaper) and hybrid gel fine (hgg tip w/o grip) they also sell pilot vega+clear tornados but they're pretty expensive.
    Oh yeah, those too. Although I didn't see the hybrid gel fines o.o

  16. Nachoaddict
    Date: Sun, Aug 15 2010 17:52:32

    Can anyone tell me what they sell at marukai and mitsuwa? they have stores in costa mesa so I might go soon and I wanna know what to look out for. Marukai is like jap costco? :wtf:

  17. blahblahting
    Date: Sun, Aug 15 2010 20:31:47

    marukai in hawaii is supposed to have $5 jap dr grip shakers -.- idk about other stuff, thats just what i heard from ION and yeah...daiso/maido/kino in SJ area sells a LOT .__.

  18. Nachoaddict
    Date: Sun, Aug 15 2010 23:47:41

    yeah I went to the marukai there a few days ago but I thought you needed some membership thing so I didn't go in. Didnt know it was $1 per visit if u didnt buy the 10 buck memberhip T.T

  19. Taikutsu
    Date: Thu, Aug 26 2010 06:09:17

    blahblahting wrote: marukai in hawaii is supposed to have $5 jap dr grip shakers -.- idk about other stuff, thats just what i heard from ION and yeah...daiso/maido/kino in SJ area sells a LOT .__.
    Actually, Marukai doesn't have shakers, but another store called Hakubundo sometimes has. :P

  20. iBlameLag
    Date: Mon, Dec 27 2010 18:34:12

    I'd rather buy from PenWish... ._.

  21. scout
    Date: Tue, Dec 28 2010 11:18:18

    I can't find any Daiso here in Socal. :( Is there any? I'm in Japan right now (vacation) and found 2 Daisos, but none in the US.

  22. tacohead12
    Date: Tue, Dec 28 2010 22:10:13

    I found some store in culver city with airfit pencils, jap dr grips, g-specs, erasble signo pens (same tip, no grip tho), many glitter ballsign colors, and some hi tec C. I dont remember the name tho. :/

  23. Desire
    Date: Thu, Dec 30 2010 00:57:04

    If you live in SF, there's a Daiso and Kinokuniya in Japantown. The Daiso is disappointing though, while the pens in Kinokuniya are overpriced. :/

  24. M-B-W
    Date: Mon, Apr 4 2011 03:02:15

    scout wrote: I can't find any Daiso here in Socal. :( Is there any? I'm in Japan right now (vacation) and found 2 Daisos, but none in the US.
    There is a Daiso (well, it was one until it changed its name to Marukai Living- it probably has the same items as Daiso, though) in San Diego.

  25. Kastup
    Date: Mon, Apr 4 2011 03:11:16

    Lol i just got a few hyper jells and a few g3's today at maido :P not sure if it's a chain tho

  26. RicLu98
    Date: Mon, Apr 4 2011 04:13:41

    does anyone know if there are these stores in portland, oregon ?

  27. hawkeye
    Date: Wed, Apr 13 2011 04:44:39

    awesome for me, i live in california and have nearby (sort of) access to daiso! i've only been there once, but i guess i can go there again. yeah daiso is awesome, they sell for super cheap prices (maybe not now :\

  28. ohzers
    Date: Sat, Apr 16 2011 00:57:57

    I found airfit mp's in Ny manhattan, at a store called muji, its 3.50 for one :3 i brought like 4 lol

  29. Greenman
    Date: Wed, Jul 20 2011 02:54:50

    always look at local arts and craft stores. at a place called tom thumb i found white body emboss pens for 1 dollar that were sort of old but its still awesome and also fabrico black ones at regular price. i also found a huge selection of different colored sakura gelly rolls (ballsign subs) for 1.40. They also had probably every color of tombow abt and 50 packs of supertips!

  30. Sam
    Date: Wed, Jul 20 2011 03:15:06

    I think that they sell airfits for 2.50 or something at stationaryart

  31. GeeGeeGee
    Date: Sat, Jul 23 2011 03:36:12

    does anyone know any pen store in virginia or washington dc or new jork? like china town in new jork.

  32. Greenman
    Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 18:41:32

    they probably have a china town in nyc but look in art stores they are very good sometimes also do g specs and jap shakers have the same tips?

  33. Kiiro
    Date: Fri, Jul 29 2011 22:19:45

    There arent any tokyu Hands in the US right? ive been to one in japan and it had some pretty good stuff

  34. ricesi
    Date: Thu, Aug 11 2011 17:33:41

    y don't u just go to the japantown nearest to u, if u live near a big city??!!

  35. M-B-W
    Date: Tue, May 22 2012 00:04:19

    Do they have Color Twins in Mitsuwa or Daiso?

  36. Colbyy
    Date: Tue, May 22 2012 02:27:02

    M-B-W wrote: Do they have Color Twins in Mitsuwa or Daiso?
    I know that Daiso doesn't have them (at least in my area).

  37. Greenman
    Date: Tue, May 22 2012 21:41:19

    They dont at my mitsuwa so i doubt it

    M-B-W wrote: Do they have Color Twins in Mitsuwa or Daiso?

  38. M-B-W
    Date: Tue, May 22 2012 23:14:39

    Hm... any other stores?

  39. superawesomeguy321
    Date: Fri, Sep 7 2012 23:21:58

    i live in seattle, know any other store here that have pens. the daiso japan has some but its kinda pricy, id rather buy it for cheaper on penwish and wait a couple of days

  40. Nick
    Date: Sun, Nov 18 2012 23:31:07

    Kinokuniya in Portland, Ore

  41. pchutton
    Date: Tue, Apr 9 2013 22:34:14

    I can quite a few comssa caps and would like to make a mod like the Busta CYL, Reader Mod, Waterfall Mod, or Morror Mod. There's always one pen or part I can't buy in the US. Ideas?

  42. Zkhan
    Date: Tue, Apr 9 2013 23:15:01

    It can be very hard to find the parts for the mods you are looking for because the U.S. doesn't manufacture them domestically. There a few asian stores that import some of the pens need to create the mods you listed above. I highly recommend ordering from PenWish : http://penwish.com/ PenWish's selection caters to pen spinners specifically and is a safe and professional site to order from. As for stores in the U.S. , you may also want to check out the following shops; Kinokuniya http://www.kinokuniya.com/us/index.php/fho003 Daiso http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/shop/index.php?prc=overseas&sid=1

  43. TheNino
    Date: Wed, Apr 10 2013 00:35:31

    pchutton wrote: I can quite a few comssa caps and would like to make a mod like the Busta CYL, Reader Mod, Waterfall Mod, or Morror Mod. There's always one pen or part I can't buy in the US. Ideas?
    you could make a fake waterfall/ bonkura kt, or an anyball retractable x mod, which all of the parts can be found in the US

  44. Escorpio123
    Date: Wed, Apr 10 2013 07:54:38

    What Zkhan said, all the way Penwish :thumb:. They're very reliable o.O.

  45. SilverChrome
    Date: Tue, Feb 4 2014 04:33:23

    r u there any good pen stores in san deigo?

  46. Kemu
    Date: Tue, Feb 4 2014 05:51:39

    TehEpicBwner wrote: r u there any good pen stores in san deigo?
    try diaso. there should be a few in SD. best bet is Japantown. you might find some pens browsing through stationary stores there. maybe Mitsuwa might have some pens but the one in san jose didnt have anything really useful.

  47. SilverChrome
    Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 02:02:58

    the closest Daiso closed, it's call Marukai or something like that.

  48. Zkhan
    Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 02:52:21

    TehEpicBwner wrote: the closest Daiso closed, it's call Marukai or something like that.
    Kinokuniya has a decent selection of japanese pens. There's one in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles (above the Marukai).

  49. PenwisH
    Date: Fri, Mar 21 2014 08:12:31

    pretty much any japanese pen shop will have some finds but NYC and cali/seattle are the best bet