Kita-Boshi Pencils

Vivid colors, smooth touch, excellent adhesion to paper by Kita-Boshi Pencils.

Suitable for children and adults. Non-toxic. Made of recyclable wood with a 'just right' level of hardness. Lightfast 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, white, black, vermillion, chrome yellow, deep green, ultramarine, magenta, carmine, Vandyke brown, yellow ochre, light orange, grey, gold, silver

About the brand:

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.