Sailor Pro Gear Slim Shikiori – Noyama-no-Uta Series – Waka-taka

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Shikiori – Noyama-no-Uta – Waka-taka

The Shikiori series captures the beauty of Japans four seasons through thoughtful colors and nature-inspired designs. This new collection, Noyama no Uta (Songs of the Mountains), is inspired by the birds that appear throughout the 72 micro-seasons of the ancient Japanese calendar. Each pen is designed to feel like the sound of birds chirping and echoing deep within the mountains.

Waka-taka draws from the bold cries of young hawks as they learn to fly during summer. Its warm, earthy translucent brown body reflects sun-baked landscapes and strength in motion, while the transparent yellow cap top adds a subtle brightness, capturing the energy and vitality of the season.

• Waka-taka (Hawk Apprentice)
• Nib: Medium Fine
• 14K Gold Nib
• Fill Mechanism: Cartridge/Converter (Sailor proprietary)
• Comes with a converter and a cartridge
• Release date: November 2025
• Series includes: Haru-tsuge-dori, Waka-taka, Sekirei, and Kiji
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Sailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. Hewas inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan — first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.

In the 1970’s, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, “Candy,” that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.

In 1981, Sailordecided to go in the opposite direction from their “Candy” pen and began focusing onproducing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed forspecificwriting purposessuch as writing musical notes toone that is best for character writing.

Lengths:

• Capped:12.3cm
• Pen only:11cm
• Posted:14.3cm

Diameters:

• Cap:1.5cm
• Barrel:1.3cm
• Section:1cm

Weights: 19.7g