Product Reviews Archives - David Hurley In Japan

Ogoola Karuta – A Karuta Deck Of English-Language Poets

May 31, 2015 David Hurley 1

Uta-garuta is a card-grabbing game based on a collection of tanka poems known as the Hyakunin Isshu (100 poems by 100 poets). The original collection of tanka poems is known as Ogura Hyakunin Isshu because it was compiled by the poet Fujiwara no Teika while he lived in the Ogura [Read more…]

A Review Of The Pilot Frixion Erasable Gel Ink Pen

March 9, 2013 David Hurley 0

In 2007 the Japanese pen company, Pilot, launched its FriXion range of erasable ink pens. It had taken over thirty years to develop an ink that was completely erasable and that also flowed smoothly enough to be used in a ballpoint pen. The result was the Pilot Frixion erasable gel [Read more…]