Ito Ogawa is a novelist from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Since her debut The Restaurant of Love Regained, she has written many novels, essays and children’s books. Several of her books have been bestsellers and she has been nominated for the Japan Booksellers’ Award on three occasions, including for Tsubaki Stationery Store.

You can smell the scent of the ink emanating from the page. Perhaps after reading, your hands will pause in their typing and you'll find yourself taking out that fountain pen that has been sleeping at the back of a drawer. And for stationery lovers and lovers of Kamakura, the book is an irresistible treasure trove of knowledge that will have you sighing with delight.

Ito Ogawa is a novelist from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Since her debut The Restaurant of Love Regained, she has written many novels, essays and children’s books. Several of her books have been bestsellers and she has been nominated for the Japan Booksellers’ Award on three occasions, including for Tsubaki Stationery Store.

You can smell the scent of the ink emanating from the page. Perhaps after reading, your hands will pause in their typing and you'll find yourself taking out that fountain pen that has been sleeping at the back of a drawer. And for stationery lovers and lovers of Kamakura, the book is an irresistible treasure trove of knowledge that will have you sighing with delight.