Sailor Shikiori Shitoshito 20 ml Fountain Pen Ink
The Sailor Shikiori Shitoshito 20 ml Fountain Pen Ink belongs to Sailor's Shikiori collection, a series inspired by the landscapes, sounds, and emotions associated with Japan's four seasons. Shitoshito (しとしと) is one of the spring-inspired colours and features a delicate blue-green tone that evokes gentle rain falling upon blossoms and newly emerging leaves.
The Shikiori Collection
Japanese nature changes constantly throughout the year. Flowers, trees, rainfall, and light transform the landscape with each season, creating scenes that have inspired Japanese poetry, painting, and literature for centuries. The Shikiori collection captures these fleeting moments and transforms them into colours for writing.
Each ink represents a specific scene from Japanese nature, allowing the writing experience to evoke images and emotions associated with a particular season.
Shitoshito and the Sounds of Spring Rain
Shitoshito (しとしと) is part of Sailor Shikiori's "The Sounds of Rain" series, a collection of inks created from Sailor's fountain pen series of the same name. Both the pens and inks are inspired by the different sounds and visual effects produced by rainfall as it touches nature. When droplets cover leaves, flowers, and trees, colours subtly change and acquire new nuances. Sailor created this series as a tribute to these transformations and to the relationship between rain and the Japanese landscape.
Sailor's official inspiration for this colour is:
The rain falling softly and silently. Droplets of water glistening on flowers and young leaves damp and cloudy.
Within the collection, Shitoshito represents spring rain. Its delicate blue-green tone reflects droplets of water glistening on newly opened flowers and young leaves, capturing the freshness and vitality of the Japanese spring landscape.
Shitoshito belongs to the spring-inspired colours within the Shikiori collection and stands out for its elegant combination of blue, green, and soft undertones that evoke the calm atmosphere of gentle rain falling on growing vegetation.
A Fresh Blue-Green Full of Spring Vitality
Sailor's formulation provides smooth flow and reliable performance, allowing the full richness of the colour to be appreciated. Its distinctive tone is particularly attractive for journals, correspondence, personal writing, sketching, and creative notes where a fresh and unusual colour is desired.
The compact 20 ml bottle also makes it easy to explore the wider Shikiori collection and discover other colours inspired by the seasons of Japan.
Currently, the colours Shitoshito, Zaza, Harahara, Potsupotsu, Yutsubame, Komakusa, Nadeshiko, Kamoshika, Hanakanmuri, Sasabune, Tsurubami, and Yukiusagi are available exclusively as bottled fountain pen inks and fountain pen ink cartridges.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Shitoshito mean?
It is a Japanese onomatopoeic expression used to describe fine rain falling continuously, softly, and quietly.
What colour is this ink?
It features a delicate blue-green tone inspired by spring rain falling on flowers and young leaves.
Is it suitable for fountain pens?
Yes. It is formulated specifically for fountain pens and can also be used with dip pens.
Is it available in cartridges?
Yes. Sailor offers this colour in both bottled ink and cartridge formats.
Package Contents
20 ml Sailor Shikiori glass ink bottle with official Sailor packaging. (Product photographs are for illustrative purposes only and slight variations may exist between the images and the actual product.)
Technical Specifications
• Volume: 20 ml
• Ink type: water-based fountain pen ink
• Collection: Sailor Shikiori – The Sounds of Rain
• Colour: blue-green inspired by spring rain on flowers and young leaves
• Compatible with fountain pens and dip pens
• Glass bottle
• Made in Japan
History and Philosophy of Sailor
Founded in Hiroshima in 1911, Sailor has developed some of the world's most respected Japanese fountain pen inks. The Shikiori collection reflects the deep relationship between nature, seasonality, and Japanese culture, transforming landscapes, sounds, and fleeting moments into colours capable of conveying emotion on paper.
"The gentlest rains are often the ones that awaken spring to life."
