Located in Katsushika, Japan, Kita-Boshi Pencil Company was founded by the Sugitani family in 1913 as Sugatani Lumber Company on the island of Hokkaido, but today it is headquartered in Tokyo and was renamed Kitaboshi.
It is known for its quality pencils and also for recycling pencil manufacturing byproducts into other innovative products
He develops and manufactures his unique, high-quality pencils using two different perspectives: "one from an ant, to be able to observe small details such as materials up close, and the other from a bird, to be able to see the whole picture."
