Hello, I’m Shimada from the Techo team.

For this series of “What I love about the Hobonichi Techo,” I would like to share some stuff about the paper.


As many of you might already know, the features of the “Tomoe River” paper used for the Hobonichi Techo include:

“Resistant to ink bleed”
“Thin but durable”
“Easy ink transfer”



I still remember when I first picked up the Hobonichi Techo, what struck me most was the texture of the paper.


It’s thin but firm with a crispy feel that I’ve never felt before. I thought it was kind of similar to the Japanese “Kaishi” paper. (Although this is just my personal opinion)


I don’t know why but the touch of it makes me want to fold it, and I ended up dog-earing the pages.



We will be starting to use new Tomoe River paper for the 2024 version techo.



The techo will be useful as they have been, and we hope you to enjoy them further on.

Please look forward to the next issue of Hobonichi Techo News!

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