Mitsubishi Hi-Uni Photos
In response to a request, here are some more photos of the Mitsubishi Hi-Uni pencils and their packaging.
It’s a lot of packaging for a dozen pencils. The good thing is that this box seems to actually protect (as opposed to just house or congregate) the pencils. Even with several pencils removed, the remaining ones don’t roll about, due to an insert that separates the pencils. It seems much more useful for travel than just a loose pencil case.
Okay, on with the show.
Here is the green sleeve alongside the pencil box:
The green sleeve has a cutout that corresponds to a degree marking on the box:
The box is black plastic with a clear one-third length lid that flips open:
They’re a nice set of pencils:
Here is Hi-Uni next to a Tombow Mono 100. Two great pencils.
October 30th, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Hey Thanks!
Man these look great!
I am increasingly anxious to get mine.
March 21st, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Where can these pencils be purchased?? (Mitsubishi Hi-Uni and Tombow Mono 100)
March 21st, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Hi Gene,
They are available in Japan. You may want to try ebay retailers.
Good luck!
July 14th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I just bought a dozen 2B Hi-uni pencils (my favourite hardness, although I haven’t tried the same hardness with the uni yet). I was in Japan for two weeks, and these pencils were pretty expensive (1,764¥/dozen, including tax), but no where near my favourite sharp mechanical pencils (the Pentel GraphGear 1000, 1050¥ each including tax!). A relative told me about a huge stationery store in Ginza (which is apparently 9 floors of pencils, erasers, brushes, pens, paper, etc.). What a nice place to buy all the pencils you’ve written about (I hope)!
July 14th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Thanks for the comment. A nine-story stationery store! I searched around the net, and it must be Ito-Ya. It sounds quite incredible.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
I really like the looks of that plastic case! :-)
October 19th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
I should take some better photos - I think I’m in better control of the “macro” setting these days. :-)
This case isn’t just retail packaging - it is solid enough to actually protect the pencils during travel, or be reused for other pencils. Mitsubishi and Tombow are the only manufacturers I’m aware of that sell their pencils in such functional cases.
January 26th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
where can i buy some of the mitsu-bishi penci; thanks richard artist toledo ohio usa
May 7th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
The Kinokuniya Stationery & Gift in the San Francisco Japantown sells these pencils, though, I did not see them in a box, but as separate, loose pencils. Very similar to how art pencils are sometimes sold in art supply stores. They also sell Tombow pencils there as well.
If you happen to live near a “Japantown”, you might want to check their stationary stores if they happen to stock Mitsubishi or Tombow pencils.
August 7th, 2008 at 5:06 am
You can go online to bundoki.com. Even thought the website is in Japanese, it is fairly easy to navigate, as there are pictures and some text in English. Click on the picture of a woodcase pencil on the LHS. Furthermore, on the upper RHS click on International orders Paypal for good instructions in English. They have reasonable shipping charges too!. I am not connected to thme just a very satisfied customer
August 27th, 2008 at 8:15 am
I LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUVVVVVVVVVVV PENCILS,MY PENCIL ARE LIKE 300.OH!
September 10th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I just noticed that jetpens.com added Mitsubishi Hi-Uni pencils in many different grades to their selection.
September 16th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
It’s awesome that the full range of Mitsubishi Hi-Uni pencils by the dozens in their classy signature pencil cases is now so readily available in the USA thanks to Jet Pens. Just received my first dozen of 3B pencils. I had pretty much given up on finding one after searching high and low ever since I saw the photos on this blog.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:46 am
I finally bought my first box of Hi-Uni pencils in HB, and they are everything I’d hoped they’d be. Wonderfully smooth, dark lead, and a great varnish finish.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:55 am
Please sent quotation to me ,hardness between 4H-6B.
Thank