Platinum also has a line of individually hand made ebonite based urushi coated pens under their Izumo family of pens.
And so some history.
Back in 1919 Shunichi Nakata founded the company Nakaya seisakusho to make fountain pens and in 1928 changed the company name to Platinum Fountain Pen Company. Shunichi Nakata had been born in Izumo in the Prefecture of Shimane. Izumo is also the home of one of the most significant Shinto shrines, the Izumo taisha. While Izumo is not famous for its urushi and maki-e products it is famous for making some of the finest paper in Japan.
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So the Nakata family started (and still run) a fountain pen manufacturing company that was originally called Nakaya but later Platinum and the founder was from Izumo that is known for its Shinto Shrine and the manufacture of fine paper. Later, the Nakaya name was returned as a new operations making had made ebonite and urushi pens by traditional techniques and staffed by retired Platinum Pen Company masters.
While Nakaya and Platinum are still two entirely separate organizations they share both a history and a tradition. Today, the total staff of Nakaya is still just a handful of people.
Next, a closer look at the Platinum Pen Company Izumo fountain pens.