Kuretake Brush Pens

Brush pens are very popular in Japan, having more use-cases there than in the West. They’re used for handwritten notes as well as for art and drawing, as the Japanese character sets can be drawn far more expressively with a brush than a ball-tipped pen. But even if you’re not planning to try Japanese calligraphy, that means Japanese brands are a treasure-trove of top quality brush pens for artwork, especially popular for comic drawing, or expressive sketching.

And even among Japanese brands, Kuretake stands out, with a wide range of brush pens, including many with real bristles. Some of the high-end pens even use real sable brush tips, for the very highest quality, while still being in the form of an easy to use pen.