Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere (and feel free to point me to older threads if so) but I'm curious about other people's experience buying fountain pens in Japan. It looks like a trip may be in the cards in a year or so (assuming the waning of COVID, fingers crossed for all the reasons), and we're just starting to pick out a few destination cities/regions. For those of you who've been, I'm wondering:

- Do you have a favorite pen shop?
- Is there a particular city that's renowned for having more/better pen shops than usual?
- Aside from the key players (Pilot/Namiki, Platinum/Nakaya, Sailor), what lesser-known Japanese brands would you recommend?
- Are there specific models you like that are only available in Japan? The Pilot 823 used to be like that, I think, but it seems they're now more readily available in the States?
- Would, for example, a given Nakaya model be cheaper in Japan than in the States, or are prices roughly the same?

Many thanks!