- Vivid colors, smooth touch, excellent adhesion to paper
- Suitable for children and adults
- Non-toxic
- Made of recyclable wood with a 'just right' level of hardness
- Light fast oil-based pigments give a warm and gentle color
- Slide-out interior paper tray keeps pencils organized; exterior case is also paper
- Colors labeled on pencils in signature font
- Colors: red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue, purple, brown, light blue, pink, light orange, black
- Made in Japan
Why we Love Kita-Boshi...
A favorite amongst Japanese pencil aficionados, Kita-Boshi is a 5th generation pencil maker. Like many a thoughtful manufacturer, it's a company whose ethos can be read in its aphorisms - from the founder, “A pencil sacrifices itself to serve people. Both humans and pencils need cores,” to the current president, "You can't write with a pencil unless you sharpen yourself. No matter how good the core is, if you don't sharpen it, you can't dream." Pencils made from highest-quality cedar and cypress. Each pencil writes about 31 miles (longer than a marathon!) Made in Japan.
