Nakaya Naka-ai Writer KikyoDesigned by Nakaya master pen designer Shinichi Yoshida in collaboration with John Mottishaw, the Naka ai, with its peaked ends and tapered body, combines many of Nakayas most distinctive design features as well as the classic deep blue (kikyo) color in a single model. ""Naka ai"" has the meaning of middle or in between, and brings to mind the Middle Way of Buddhist practice with its emphasis on balance, integrity, and centeredness. Appropriately