Hello, I'm Watanabe from the techo team. I'm here today to share with you two things that I'm glad I wrote or pasted in my techo.



[No.1: Hiking booklet]
Although I only do it around three times a year, I like to go hiking in low mountains. There are great hiking apps these days where you can write down your hiking plans, diaries and log GPS data.

I do admit that apps are extremely practical and useful, but I'd like to recommend handwritten hiking booklets. By writing down your hiking plans by hand, it's so much easier to imagine what your hike would be like, and moreover, it will get you more excited for it!


　Mount Jinba is close to Mount Takao and is included in the 100 famous mountains of the Kanto area. Although the summit is higher than Mount Takao, it isn't crowded and is fairly easy to climb, and the summit is a spacious, grassy area and offers a great view. The area where you can use burners is spacious too.




　Mount Tsukuba is also known as a low mountain that is easy to climb. If you're going with your children, I recommend the Shirakumo Bridge course where you can see lots of oddly-shaped rocks along the way. There are many people who hike with their dogs too. There are both cable cars and ropeways so you don't have to worry about going down too. I also like how the Tsukuba Express is super fast. (Apparently its maximum speed is 130km/h)



By creating these booklets and pasting them in my techo, I'm able to compare the height of the mountains of my past hikes and plan which mountain I should aim next, or think about how my son got bored during the last hike so I should choose a mountain where we can enjoy various courses for next time.

By looking back on these booklets, my excitement for the next hike grows. It also shows my child's growth and how much I've aged lol.




[No.2: Origami]
My son is currently addicted to origami. He folds them earnestly with his small hands and gives my wife those that went well, those that look okay to his grandma, and those that didn't go well to me.



Origami all folded up　



This is what it's like when opened. Just doing this is quite fun.


Because my room will be filled up with origami at this rate, I paste origami from my son that I especially like in my techo. By pasting them in, it has turned my techo into a treasure box.

I do contemplate whether I should paste it in or not, so maybe it's better to keep it in a pocket instead.


That's all I've got for today! I hope you look forward to the next Techo News!

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Hello, I'm Iwasawa from the techo team.

The Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you by Hobonichi Techo team members under various topics. This time, techo team members will look back on their past techo and share what they were glad they wrote or pasted in it!

I'm the first member to write under this theme, and what I thought was that I'm glad I pasted lots of things in! ...That was a bit vague, wasn't it. More specifically, I'm glad I pasted packages and labels of the food I ate, or menus from when I ate out.


I painstakingly peeled this off from a cookie can I received as a souvenir

I'm the type of person who forgets everything. Even if I thought something was yummy, I'd only remember that I thought it was tasty and not the food itself. However, when I paste menus and packages to my techo, they remind me of how nice the smell was, or how fluffy it was, and I'm able to relive that happy experience.


Did I actually eat this much?

The title of this Techo News "What is rubbish when thrown away turns into memories when pasted" is actually a slogan I share with my husband. If something seems like it will make us happy in the future, we'd paste them in our techo and not throw them away. I'd look back on my techo with my husband and have conversations like "Wasn't this so yummy?" "Should we order this again?" "Do you reckon we can but that sake we drank at that restaurant?" I like how pasting things in my techo creates times I spend with my husband like this.


Items I use to paste things in

Another way I write in my techo that I'm glad I did was write down memorable events of words and add a frame, or write using brush pens, so it stands out.


I don't even need to change colors - I just need to frame it.

This way, I'd know what struck my heart or what I thought was important at a glance, and it makes it more fun to look back on.

There was a phrase I found by doing so from January 2021. They were words by Jun Miura, who had appeared in a newsletter published by Hobonichi.


Words that saved my when I felt trapped.

"Think of it as a period to soak in our past memories."

It was an answer to a question that asked what we should do during lockdown, but I thought it was also fitting for this season when we take our time looking back on our techo.

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Hello, Shiori from the techo team here.

This series of the Hobonichi Techo News is "Why I chose this techo for 2024."

However!

I haven’t even decided yet!

Every year, I use the following four kinds of techos:
-For work
-April-start for journaling
-For exhibits
-5-Year Techo

I always used a Monday-start Original for my work techo, but now that the HON is out, I can’t tell if I want a techo that uses a cover or not.

Since I’m still on the fence about my techo, I’ve started by picking out my stationery. First, I’ve got my usual Plain Notebook with graph paper.



I use this when coming up with project ideas by brainstorming and scribbling in it, but I wanted a small pocket to store things in so I scrapped together a homemade pocket using a sticky note.



There’s no way this is going to stay in here. Guess this isn’t much of a pocket.
I’ll go with an actual cover.



This is Opanchu Usagi (Stationery). It’s PVC and lightweight.





It also has pockets on both the back and the front, so it’s really handy.



You can put all kinds of stationery in here.
I’m going with this one!

I also picked out the Pochitto6 ”Yummy Days” design.

I also got a pencil board with the Love it (Panda) design by Kitamura.



All the pandas playing around with tires are so cute!

Here’s a case I got for my laptop.
It’s the PAMM: Generous Interior Laptop Case.





There’s a pocket on the back that’s really convenient.

But my materialism doesn’t end there!
Next I got the Porter: Mini Wallet - Stroll Jr.



It’s a mini version of the techo cover Stroll.
I knew I wanted one ever since showed me a sample. It looks like a mini wallet, but it also has a tiny notebook inside it, so I’d like to use it to take notes when I’m on trips.

Last but not least is the Mini Banana Hammer DX.



I have no intention of using it as a hammer, but I felt compelled to have it.

So I’ve got my accessories, and now I just need to pick the main item! I think I’ll waffle for a little longer.

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Hi everyone, this is Annen from the techo team.

This series of the Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you under the theme of "Why I chose this techo for 2024" where team members show the techos, covers and stationery they picked out for 2024.


Here are my two techo picks for 2024!

★Work use:
HON (A6 size) Bow & Tie: Cats & Me
★Personal use:
Hanabi Set Weeks by Tomomi ?? Nishikawa

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Work-use Techo
I've been using the Day-Free Cousin as my work techo, but once the HON debuted, I wanted to try out the one page per day approach.

I like how much you can write in an A5 Cousin book, but the A6 size is so compact and it looks so much like a normal book (and so cute) that I decided to try it out.

But most importantly, look at this cat pattern...!

We took in a rescue cat last year, so the Cats & Me pattern kind of felt like fate.

▼Doesn't this one look a little like my cat?


Here are six stationery items I bought to accompany my work techo.


1) Customized fountain pen (Ancora)
2) FriXion Ball 4 (Pilot)
3) Blotting paper


I've been using this FriXion pen as my main pen for over a decade, but I was in the mood for a really nice fountain pen with my 2024 HON, so I'm going to try out Ancora's custom fountain pen. (But, of course, I won't be able to just let my FriXion pen go!)

▼I love how beautiful the ink coloring is with the fountain pen.


With the blotting paper, I don't have to wait for the ink to dry, and I can close my book right away.

4) Pochitto6

These Pochitto6 stamps are really special this year because we've got some original Hobonichi designs.

I got all three:
-Animal Parade
-Yummy Days
-With My Techo
I'm looking forward to how I can use these, such as putting an animal next to meeting titles that I write down, or marking things that I've eaten.

5) Anything Pocket

The Anything Pocket sticks in the endpaper of the HON to provide a handy place to store little things.
I’ll be keeping important on-hand items in it, such as business cards.

6) Safety Case

The HON is used without attaching an additional cover, which makes it simple and compact and stylish. At the same time, this means a lack of pockets in which to store small items.

I wasn’t sure how I would account for them, but then I thought of the Safety Case!

▼It has sturdy vinyl pockets perfect for small stationery items that otherwise end up scattered.




The HON and accessories can all fit in the Hobonichi Everlasting “Paper” Bag (Mini), so my 2024 work set is complete.


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I chose the Hanabi Set Weeks by Tomomi ?? Nishikawa as my ”Input Techo”, where I write about books I read, review movies I watched, paste in tickets to exhibits I visit, and things like that.

▼As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it.


A trash can, a mole, a UFO, a hammer, and alcohol...?
There are so many unique images spliced together that the name Hanabi, which means fireworks, is a great fit because the design is so bright and uplifting.

I always use this Hobonichi Pencil Board and Preppy Fountain Pen with my personal techo, but I also bought a Deco Rush (Cats & Me) to add to my lineup.


The monthly calendar in my Weeks tracks my cat’s toilet habits, so I’d like to be able to use it on days that go well.

▼It’s so cute having all these different cats.


There’s lots more to come in Techo News. We hope it helps anyone still struggling to decide which to use next year.

We hope you enjoy our next installment!

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Hello! Beckham 3 here from the techo team.

This series of the Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you under the theme of "Why I chose this techo for 2024" where team members show the techos, covers and stationery they picked out for 2024.


And with that, let's jump into it! Here are my picks from the 2024 lineup!


▲These are totally different from Nakamae's bright lineup.


So why these? Well, first of all, I'm currently using the MOTHER: Franklin Badge techo cover with the Original (Monday start) book.

I carry it around with me everywhere, just like the Franklin Badge in the MOTHER series, so the off-white material is starting to feel a little aged. But I love it, and was thinking about using the cover for another year. Then the MOTHER HON showed up!

When I heard that there was a MOTHER design coming out for the HON, and a big logo on the cover with a red and gold design based on the original Famicom game cartridge, I was taken back to the years I spent playing MOTHER when it first came out, and the excitement I felt when I was younger. I immediately knew my next techo choice was the A6 MOTHER: EarthBound Beginnings HON.


▲The new and the old MOTHER covers

This year, I used my Original techo for both work and my personal life. But as I looked over the HON, I decided to dedicate this one to personal use and fill it to the brim with ideas and illustrations so I can use it with total freedom.

So that took care of my personal life, but how about a techo for work?

Since my 2023 cover was made of stout canvas material, it had a sense of familiarity to it. But because I'll be using my techo for work only in 2024, I wanted something that would let me write a lot in it while still being comfortable to carry around. So I chose the A5 Avec Cousin for work.

And when I looked for a simple, slim cover, I found the perfect match.

The Have a Nice Day! (Almond) cover!


▲I also like how the subdued color of almond and the subdued light blue of my smartphone made for a yummy looking combo!

I picked the Taro Okamoto: Three Faces Weeks book separate from my Avec book so I could carry it around with me everywhere in a small bag. It'll be my companion for art-related entries. (Mainly for books I read, movies I watch, and art museums and exhibits I visit.)

Here's the stationery I picked out to help me enjoy these three techo books in 2024.



▲The ONE PIECE magazine: Square Letter Paper to Share Your Feelings Vol. 2 and Zebra Mildliner Calm Mild 5-Color Marker Set

When I'm especially busy, these letter papers have quotes from One Piece that are perfect for giving messages to people. I'm thinking I'll use these at home, especially among my family. We tend to have notes with only the bare minimum written on it, but these can help me further express my feelings while I'm at it.


▲The left paper is for my oldest son in high school, the middle one is for my younger son in junior high school, and the one on the right is for my wife.

The Mildliner Calm Mild 5-Color Marker Set is to give my pages a bit more color next year to make them more fun. My 2023 techo mostly only had red or black ink pens in it, so it looked pretty utilitarian.


▲The colors are all so calming and beautiful

This five-color set is going to look so nice and calming in my techo. The colors both look like they represent the four seasons in Japan and an array of tasty foods.

That was just a quick look at what I picked out for my 2024 techo, but here's another look at them all together...


▲A lineup custom-fit for me for 2024.

This may have been a conscious decision or not on my part when picking out these products, but it turned out as a collection of wild adventures with MOTHER and Taro Okamoto and One Piece, coupled with a calming collection with the Have a Nice Day! cover and Calm Mild 5-Color Marker Set.

It makes sense! I'd love to make my Life (Book) both those things in 2024!

I'm sure the next team member will have yet another completely different lineup.

Look forward to the next Techo News!

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- See here for the techo lineup
- See here for the stationery lineup

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Hi everyone, I’m Nakamae from the techo team.

This series of the Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you under the theme of "This is why I chose this techo for 2024" where team members show the techos, covers and stationery they picked out for 2024.



Firstly, the techo I decided to use as my primary techo this year is the 5-Year Techo. Although I had long admired it, I couldn’t trust myself to continue using a single techo for 5 years without getting bored of it.

That is, I get bored really easily. Like, really. So it was hard to think that I would be able to continue to write in the same techo for 5 years straight.

However, I came up with an easy but good idea.

"All I have to do is change the cover every year!"

That made my heart spring. So, the cover I picked for the first year was Search & Collect.



I wonder what my year would be like spending it with my favorite herringbone pattern. What cover should I choose for the second year? I’m already so excited for the next 5 years.



I plan to write down daily events in the 5-Year Techo. On good days or anniversaries, I will use the Soeru Sticker to decorate.

Another cover I bought for personal use is the Weeks cover mina perhonen: light berry (Green). This isn’t mainstream, but I want to use it like the Drawer Pouch by using it with the Hobonichi Memo Pad Set and keeping sticky notes, bookmarks and cards inside.



I love to read, but whenever I’m out and about, I always find myself looking for bookmarks, sticky notes and memo pads to write down words that struck me. Which is why I thought of putting all of these in a compact Weeks cover.



This cover has an elegant and delicate look adorned with embroideries of red berries. I plan to keep it in my bag at all times.

Lastly, I chose the Weeks book Poppin’ Yellow to use at work. Don’t you think the name is cute? I am going to use it with the Linton: Vacances cover.



The bright yellow interior matches the color of Poppin’ Yellow. This techo is where I will write down important deadlines, memos taken during meetings and ideas. I wanted to use a bright color that will uplift my moods especially because it’s going to accompany me during work time.



This is my perfect lineup for next year!

We only have three months of 2023. With the season changing to autumn, I was feeling a little bit sentimental, but after picking my techo, it made me look forward to the upcoming year. I was eager to start using it, so I wrote down all the events I enjoyed this year, such as seeing cherry blossoms, going to see fireworks and going to beer gardens, in the bonus pages at the back of the book.



If you’re itching to start using your new techo, I recommend this tip!

Look forward to the next Techo News!

[Lineup]
- Hobonichi 5-Year Techo Japanese Book (2024-2028)
- Hobonichi 5-Year Techo Cover (Search & Collect)
- mina perhonen light berry (Green) [Weeks cover]
- Colors: Poppin’ Yellow [Weeks book]
- Linton: Vacances [Weeks cover]
- Hobonichi Memo Pad Set for Weeks
- Soeru Message Sticker

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Hello, I'm Watanabe from the techo team.

The Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you by Hobonichi Techo team members and is a place where we talk about various topics. The topic for this series is

[This is why I chose this techo for 2024]

I long deliberated which one to go for...and decided to go for all of them!



Although I had taken a long time to make my decision, my lineup turned out to be quite simple. I would name it as black, red and blue!


Indigo Book (Sashiko) [A6 Original size cover]


Firstly, the cover I chose for the A6 size is the Indigo Book (Sashiko). The denim material was cool and I wanted to have it by myself every day.

I like the chic look the cover has, with the diamond-patterned sashiko fabric and the button carved with the Blue Blue emblem. (This techo cover was born from a creation with Blue Blue).



I already want to start using it, but since it's still 2023, I use this cover with the Hobonichi Plain Notebook! I use it to write down memos and to doodle. I often use it with the Press Man mechanical pencil.

I also stash Jin Kitamura's pencil board and translucent sticky notes in this cover too! It's too cute… (I actually had my eyes on Jin Kitamura's Weeks too...)



I love how the Blue Blue tag at the back is subtle but gives off a nice impression. Because it has a pocket on the back, I secretly keep a railway map in there. It's a secret item I use to stop my train-loving son from crying.


White Line: Black [Weeks book]


I also plan to use the Weeks because it's so easy to carry around. The reason why I chose the White Line series is



how soft the front cover is. I have been using a hardcover Weeks book for 2023, but often came across moments when I wanted to casually flip through my techo to check my schedule at a glance, so I feel the softcover type would be quite practical!



I currently use the Weeks to roughly write down important schedules and to doodle. I thought of matching the colors of the Pochitto6 ink and the Hi-Tec-C Coleto, but as far as this photo shows, it isn't exactly matching is it haha.


MOTHER: Earthbound Beginnings [HON A5 size]


Lastly, I picked out MOTHER: Earthbound Beginnings [HON / A5 size] from the HON series you can use without a cover. I fell in love with the bold design that looks like a Famicom box art of that era! (I actually don't know much about the game but bought it anyways).



The gold foil-pressing is so cool! It really looks like a book so I want to keep it in my bookshelf.




Currently, I use the A5 Cousin size techo touse at home and paste tickets and cards. I keep an origami wallet my son made for me alongside 1,000 yen, 40 yen and 9,000 yen notes my son created in the Anything Pocket. (I paste everything and anything in this techo so its thickness is getting out of hand already by October.)
I plan to switch this techo I use at home to the MOTHER HON in 2024. I wonder how it will become when it gets bulky!

So that's it from me! Look forward to reading the next techo news to find out what other members have chosen.

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- See here for the techo lineup
- See here for the stationery lineup

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Hi! I'm Tsuruki from the techo team.

For this series of the techo news where members write about various topics, we will be sharing techo, covers and stationery for 2024 and why.

However.
I have still yet to make up my mind for next year.



One thing I do know is that it's going to be one of the eight techo you see here.

For the Hobonichi Techo 2023, I chose the standard Weeks book for the first time in several years. The design I chose was Gurunpa's Kindergarten, in which I was in charge of writing the product detail pages for. It was a picture book I read over and over again as a child and couldn't resist.



However, I'd already used up 57 of the 71 memo pages at the back of the book by September.



I had the feeling that I would run out of memo pages by July, and so I started saving up space since then. However, it was a little stressful trying not to use up the memo pages knowing I don't have much left. I did try using it with the Hobonichi Memo Pad Set but I still prefer to have everything binded in a single book!

So, while there are lots of charming Weeks designs in 2024 too, I decided to go back to using the Weeks Mega. Looking at the lineup once again...



There are lots of great colors. I'm probably going for Sweet Apple that is easy to spot inside the bag or the refreshing Celeste Blue.

But when I asked staff members at Tobichi, they told me that Stylish Gray is really popular!

Hmm... I wonder which one I should choose. It looks like it's going to take a while until I finally make up my mind.

On the other hand, I have picked out some stationery already.

In September, I got my hands on KAWAISOUNI!'s Pen Case with Band. It's really practical because you can attach it to your Weeks book with an elastic band.



Two pens I recently bought and keep in this pen case are:



The Uni Ball One 0.38 and the Sarasa Nano 0.3 (Black) that a user told me goes really well with the Hobonichi Techo.



I split the left page of the Weeks book into three sections, but the subtleness of the Uni Ball One 0.38 in Nemophila Blue works great and I have been loving using it.

If you're like me and haven't chosen your techo for next year yet, let's take our time to make up our minds!

I hope you look forward to seeing what other team members have chosen for next year!

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Hi everyone! I'm Iwasawa from the techo team.

The “Hobonichi Techo News” is brought to you by members of the Hobonichi Techo team. This time, techo team members will share the techo, covers, and stationery they chose for 2024 under the title of “This is why I chose this techo for 2024.”

If you're still choosing which techo to go for, or are looking for stationery to accompany your techo, we hope this series will help you out!

I will be starting off this series, so without further ado, this is my lineup!



I lined up all the items I chose this time. Let me introduce each item to you.

Firstly, I chose the PAMM: Generous Interior Techo as my techo cover. There are three reasons as to why I chose this cover.

1. The silver foil-press on the front cover


The sparkly silver on the front of the PAMM cover caught my eye. I simply thought that the sparkliness would make me feel excited every day. I also like how the silver foil covers a large part of the front cover.

2. The pockets are also printed with shapes!


Open the techo to find shapes on the pocket too! On top of that, even these shapes are printed in silver! The shapes are all different and makes me think how well thought out it is. I like how these shapes peek out from the pockets.

3. The bookmark is wavy


Bookmarks are something that catches your eye often. The wavy design is cool and I know it will make me happy everytime I use this cover.

I plan to set it with the A6 size Avec like always and use it as a diary.

A new choice for me was the HON that appeared last year. I went for Tomitaro Makino's Yamazakura design.



I am going to use this techo for work. However, it's actually my first time using a page per day techo for work, as I had always opted for the combination of a Weeks book and a Hobonichi Plain Notebook. I've still yet to decide how to use the daily pages.

The reason why I still went for the HON is because I thought its smartness is perfect as a work techo. I will continue to think how I'd pair it with the Weeks (which I have still yet to buy).

I can't help but admire how beautiful the lines are in Dr. Makino's botanical illustrations. His exquisite illustrations match the simplicity of the HON. Just thinking that I can use this techo at the office makes me excited for next year.

Because the HON doesn't come with a pocket, I have already purchased the "Anything Pocket" that creates a pocket by simply sticking it on to temporarily keep small bits and pieces.

Other stationery that I have purchased are the Kanako Kagaya's Deco Rush "Familiar Sights" and the Pochitto6 "Animal Parade".



These are so fun to push and pull that I've already started using them. I think it's cute to push the same motif of the Pochitto6 multiple times.

I also chose Jin Kitamura's pencil board, Mildliner and Pulaman.



The pandas drawn by Kitamura are so adorable. Additionally, I added the Mildliner and the Pulaman to the lineup. I'm not sure if I'd be able to use them well, but new stationery excites you doesn't it!

That's all I've got for today!

Look forward to learning what other team members have chosen.

[Lineup]
- PAMM: Generous Interior Techo [A6 Original size cover]
- Hobonichi Techo 2024 Japanese Original Avec Books
- Tomitaro Makino: Yamazakura [HON / A6 size]
- Jin Kitamura: Hobonichi Pencil Board (Love it (Panda))
- Deco Rush - Familiar Sights by Kanako Kagaya
- Pochitto6 Push-Button Stamp (Animal Parade)
- Anything Pocket
- Mildliner (Pastel Mild 5-Color Set)
- Pulaman JM20 (Black, Blue)

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Hello, I'm Tsubasa from the Techo team.
I'm currently in New York!

We will be hosting a "secret" event at Yoseka Stationery starting from the 18th. I have already visited the Yoseka Store and made preparations for the event.



The details and scenes from the event will be shared with you after the 25th of August, so please stay tuned.

This charming store will be transformed into a showcase of Hobonichi items.



Following the Yoseka event, I will be traveling to Los Angeles to host another event in Downtown LA from the 25th to the 27th of August. This will be a public event, open for everyone to join. We will unveil the event details on the 22nd of August on our Instagram.

I cannot wait to see Hobonichi-Lovers soon!

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