“Sekaido,” my favorite art supply store in Japan.

As a manga artist, I often have to buy supplies to draw. Most items can now be found on the Internet, but I would rather buy at an art supply store where I can test the comfort of drawing for myself. Even though I have tried many pens and pencils over the years, I still enjoy trying new ones, as I use different ones depending on what I draw. For instance, if I paint a character’s black hair, I now know that I am more comfortable using a pen named Fude pen.

Sekaido is an art supply store chain that can be found all over Japan. One can buy from any of their twelve physical locations or on their online store.

My favorite one is located in Tokyo. It is the original Sekaido store and the biggest of their physical locations. There, I can find many types of pens. Whenever I need to buy a new Fude pen for instance, I can look through the 40 different types of these pens they have in stock. They provide testing pens and papers, so I can try any pen I like and make sure it is really comfortable for drawing.

The shop also sells all types of items for different arts, like painting, calligraphy, sculpturing, etc.

By paying for a two years membership card (at a cost of 500 yen (about 4$)), not only will you be added to a special newsletter, but you will also receive a 7% cashback voucher on every purchase, redeemable on your next visit in any of their physical locations. This membership card has a very unique design, a picture of Mona Lisa’s surprised face.

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@Coco1228 さん

世界堂さんのご紹介ありがとうございます。私も以前はよく画材屋さんや文房具屋さんなどにいっていたのですが、最近は全く行かなくなってしまいました。あの独特の雰囲気が好きです。せっかくなので、雰囲気のわかる店舗の写真やお気に入りの店舗などがあれば紹介していただけますか?例えばこのようにして、マップの共有リンクを貼るのも良いと思います。

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こんばんは、コメントありがとうございます! ええ、文房具屋さんや画材屋さんって商品見ているだけで楽しいんですよね、LOFTとかも大好きです。あーそういえば、レストランとかでは写真撮るんですが画材店って写真を撮ったりしていませんでした、私が好きなのは新宿店本店ですが、やはり店の雰囲気を知らせてこそのローガルガイドですものね、ためになるお話をありがとうございます、店舗リンクもやってみます!

Wow! Such an interesting article! I wish we had something like this in Serbia. Also, the membership card is hilarious! Thank you for sharing CoCo! :smile:

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Hello @banefromtheheights , thank you for your nice comment! Yes, this is a place which I would recommend to a great artist like you :blush: The membership card is unique,When my niece saw this card, she imitated this picture and opened her mouth. :open_mouth: And thank you for keeping your promise. I am very happy to talk to you here. :wink:

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The face sure is lovely! Thank you for your lovely words! It is nice to follow your work here as well! Keep up with the good articles and for your kind sharing with all the other people! :cherry_blossom:

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