TOTTORI--To order a custom-made fountain pen from Ryo Yamamoto, expect to wait 18 months for delivery. Yamamoto, 50, said he is overwhelmed with orders. Many of his clients are celebrities both ...

The entirety of the space is modeled after a custom knife shop, which lends an air of intimacy that belies the state-of-the-art equipment and 28 craftsmen on site. And the pen shop, adjacent to ...