Ink Review #1403: Kyo-no-oto 08 Urahairo

Kyo-no-oto 08 Urahairo was originally released in Fall 2018. I find it so confusing when Kyoto gives two inks the same number. I understand that when they run out of stock of the first one they create another one and use the same number, so we will look at Kyo-no-oto 08 Moegiiro tomorrow. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Urahairo is a pale sage green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is darker where it pooled.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: medium shading, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

I don’t have a close match for Urahairo, most of these are cooler toned except Robert Oster Lemongrass, which is warmer. Click here to see the Kyoto inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Green with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a super dry flow.

Overall, I like this ink best in a wet broad nib. It’s very dry and could benefit from a drop of White Lighting. It can also be a bit pale in the smaller nib sizes.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.