BUNGUBOX - Quartier Latin Jimbocho
BUNGUBOX Quartier Latin Jimbocho - Ink drop
BUNGUBOX is located in the Jimbocho neighborhood in Tokyo. Famous for its many booksellers, art shops, and bohemian cafes, Jimbocho has been called Tokyo’s Quartier Latin. BUNGUBOX Quartier Latin Jimbocho is the brand’s in-store exclusive ink inspired by the area that they call home.
I am not often inspired by black inks, and with so many to choose, I wasn’t sure on this one despite its exclusivity. They could read my mind and led me to their test pens. My hesitation instantly disappeared! It’s not only a nice souvenir of your visit to the store, this is a fantastic ink!
Ink Swatches on Cosmo Air Light and Tomoe River
Far from a simple black, this is an ink made of mystery and possibility. From a neighborhood known for words, this is an ink filled with whispers and conversations. When nib hits paper in written strokes, the ink is a deep, dark grey brown that approaches black. It immediately shifts to a motor oil grey bronze as it sinks into the fibers, before slowly settling to dry as a bronze brown on most papers. In swatches you see chocolate browns on some, and bold, pillowy midnight blues on others. It’s both fascinating and beautiful. Before even the first stroke had dried completely, I knew a bottle had to come home with me!
Ink Swatches on Iroful and Takasago Bank papers
This is a beautifully blended Sailor ink with all of the performance and writing experience positives of their best inks. In ink flow and feel, it is graceful, rich, and luxurious. This is an ink made for writing pleasure. In the four months that I’ve had it, not a day has gone by that it hasn’t been inked in a favorite pen.
Writing sample on Cosmo Air Snow paper
BUNGUBOX doesn’t sell this ink online, it’s only available in their Tokyo store. If you have the opportunity to visit, I can’t think of a more reasonably priced reminder!
BUNGUBOX Quartier Latin Jimbocho - Swatch Card
BUNGUBOX Quartier Latin Jimbocho - Comparisons
BUNGUBOX Quartier Latin Jimbocho 50 ml bottle