Hello! This is Airi from the techo team.

I held techo kaigi after techo kaigi, telling myself, “I’m definitely going to have everything finalized by the day I write my Techo News post!” — and yet, I still haven’t completely made up my mind.

Though I’m still mulling over a few details, let me introduce the techos I’m planning to use next year as of today.
Ta-da!



For 2027, I plan to use five main techos!

In 2026, my theme was “Enjoy my techos to the fullest!” where I experimented with a lot of different books. After using them for over six months, I’ve started to see my long-term go-to “standards,” as well as areas where I’d like to tweak my usage slightly.

Let me dive into the details!




■ For Carrying Around: Weeks Mega

Monthly: Schedules, habit tracker, monthly goals & reflections
Weekly: Notes, thoughts, ideas
Memo pages: Daily time schedule, to-do list, weekly goals & reflections
My 100: Things I want to achieve

This year, I’ve been carrying around a HON alongside a Weekly techo to write out my daily time schedules. However, I realized I was running out of line height and width.

I want to write more — what should I do?! After experimenting with various setups, I found that drawing a time schedule directly onto the weeks memo pages worked best for me! And with a Weeks Mega, there are plenty of memo pages, so I don’t have to worry about running out.

With this method, I’m hoping to reduce days that drift by aimlessly and cut down on accidental forgetfulness in 2027!

■ For Journaling & Memory Keeping: Original (Cover still undecided)

Monthly: One-line daily diary
Daily pages: Detailed daily journal
My 100: Idea bank
Notebook for Pasting: Memory ephemera

In 2026, I kept my journal in a Cousin Avec. I chose a Cousin for days when I wanted to write and paste a lot, and the Avec split version so it wouldn't get too bulky when stuffed.

Over these 6 months, I realized that on heavy writing and pasting days, even a full page in the Cousin wasn't enough. If I pasted travel ephemera, there wasn't enough room to write; if I wrote a lot, there was no space to paste. Facing this dilemma, a savior appeared: the Collect & Collage: Pasting Notebook!



This is it!!
I love being able to separate what I want to write into my techo and what I want to paste into this notebook.

Plus, the beauty of this notebook is that an A4 sheet folded into thirds fits perfectly inside, and there's a companion item called Collect & Collage: Collage Stickers (Pocket) that lets you paste thicker items!



Now I can easily store things like maps that I used to hesitate pasting into my techo or other notebooks. I’m so genuinely thrilled about this!

It’s also great that you can add a second or third notebook as the year goes on.

As you might have noticed, I love this so much that I’ve already started using it! The fact that I don’t have to wait until 2027 to start using it is another huge plus. So much to be happy about!

Since the book itself will focus on writing, I’m going with an Original size. As for the cover, I’m still torn... Part of me wants to choose GLOW and watch the leather age gracefully as I grow alongside it, while another part is so completely charmed by Frederick...

Please let me think about it a little longer...!




■For Health Management & Positivity: Moomin Weeks

Yearly: Hospital visits, medications, supplements
Monthly: Daily mood (face sticker) + brief note, step count graph, gym logs
Weekly: Wake-up/bedtimes, weather, temperature, physical condition, things I’m grateful for, happy moments, things I worked hard on

2027 will mark my third year with this setup. Writing in it right after waking up has become a daily habit. It’s my #1 “so glad I kept this” techo, so I’m continuing this exact routine for 2027!

I’m so excited thinking about how opening the special Moomin edition every morning will make my routine even more delightful!

■For Input & Entertainment: Weeks

Monthly: Reading logs, schedules for exhibitions/events I want to visit
Weekly: Logs of content watched, read, or listened to; quotes I want to remember, impressions

I plan to use this in the exact same format as 2026!
The very first book I decided to buy for 2027 was this Leo Lionni: Frederick Weeks. I’ve always loved Frederick, but what sealed the deal was hearing the explanation from Nanako-san on the planning team.

Here's the quote from the product page.

The back of the cover is printed in a bright silver-gray ink with the handwritten “Frederick” lettering used on the endpapers of the picture book. The string of letters almost makes it look like we are seeing what is going on inside Frederick’s head...?

I often struggle with overthinking and having my head filled to the brim with words, but knowing that Frederick is the same way made me feel like that’s actually a wonderful trait.

I realized that being able to experience different works and feel and think deeply about them might actually be one of my strengths, so I’m using this as my input & entertainment techo!

■For Work: HON

Monthly: Broad schedule
Daily pages: Daily goals, reflections, to-dos, notes, ideas, meeting records

In 2026, I used a HON Slash (Ivory), but for 2027, I’m going to tackle my work alongside Navy!
I’ll continue using the same format as 2026, while also adding daily goals and reflections.

■Bonus：Pippi

While I was holding my techo meeting, Pippi (the little chick figurine who always watches over my techo time) was looking on with sparkling eyes. Apparently, seeing the small printed photos of the techos, Pippi thought they were custom-sized techos made just for chicks!

The printed pictures were actually just scaled-down photos of large books, but when I explained that there are actual tiny techos available this year, Pippi was overjoyed!



So I decided to buy an extra mini techo for Pippi. Now we can enjoy techo time together!

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Even though this setup feels set in stone for now, I’ll probably keep deliberating until the end of the year — no, until 2027 actually starts... As I read through these Techo News posts, everyone’s reasons for choosing their books are so compelling that I start second-guessing myself all over again!

I hope everyone reading is enjoying these posts. Look forward to tomorrow’s Techo News update!

--- Mentioned Items ---
・Bow & Tie: Sheep Sheep Sheep Weeks
・Akiko Miyakoshi: Hobonichi Pencil Board for Weeks
・Pocket Envelope For Weeks
・Glow: Chianti A6 Original Size Techo Cover
・Leo Lionni: Frederick (Sun) A6 Original Size Techo Cover
・Hobonichi Techo 2027 Japanese Original Book A6 size
・V&A Series: Hobonichi Pencil Board For A6 Size / Weeks
・Collect & Collage: Pasting Notebook
・Collect & Collage: Collage Stickers (Pocket)
・Moomin: A Day in the Life of Snufkin (Special Edition/JPN) Weeks
・Leo Lionni: Frederick (Poet) Weeks
・Slash (Navy): HON (A6 Size)
・Tragen: Bitter Plaid A6 Original Size Techo Cover
・Hobonichi Techo Mini Keychain (Red)

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