- Dates & time
- January 9, 2027 (Sat) - January 11, 2027 (Mon) 10:00–17:00 (until 16:00 on the last day, Jan 11)
- Price & booking
- Free admission (purchases by cash or credit card) No reservation is needed for the Pen Festival. The Kobo Setsu sale is by advance lottery via return postcard (ofuku hagaki), postmarked between Nov 1 and Nov 23, 2026. Applications sent before Nov 1, or by phone or email, are not accepted.
- Venue & access
- Stella Hall, 3F, Kobe Kitano Nosta About 8 min on foot from Kencho-mae Station (Kobe Municipal Subway), or about 12 min from Sannomiya or Motomachi stations (all lines).
There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Stella Hall, 3F, Kobe Kitano Nosta, and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
Why You Should Visit
Kobe stationery store Nagasawa Bungu Center opens the new year with a three-day pen sale in Stella Hall on the third floor of Kobe Kitano Nosta. The focus is on wooden-barrel pens and mechanical pencils, with ten exhibitors in total, from small woodworking studios to stationery makers. Inside the venue, Kobo Setsu, a woodworking studio from Hashima in Gifu Prefecture, holds its own sale, which is by advance lottery via return postcard. The Pen Festival itself is free and needs no reservation, so it suits anyone who wants to hold wooden pens in hand before choosing one.
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
NOTE
Applying for the Kobo Setsu sale
- Entry is by advance lottery via return postcard. Your entry time is drawn by lottery and sent back on the reply card
- How to apply, the mailing address and what to write are on Nagasawa Bungu Center's event page
- Bring the postcard and photo ID on the day
On the day
- Entry may be regulated when the venue is crowded
*Exhibitors may change without notice. Updates are posted on NAGASAWA PenStyle DEN's Instagram (@nagasawapenstyleden) and X (@nagasawa_den)
*Inquiries: NAGASAWA PenStyle DEN, 078-321-3333
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