We first introduced the Avec in response to customers who struggled with bulging books after collecting a year's worth of pasted material in the daily pages.
The Avec version splits the Japanese A5 Hobonichi Techo Cousin, design and all, into a 2-book set at six months each with only slight variances in calendar spans and the number of extra pages in the back. This allows you to fill the pages to your heart’s content with scheduling, diaries, little notes, tickets, photographs, doodles, and anything that strikes your fancy.
(See the Exploring Each Type page for more details.)
Avec book covers come in bright colors to encourage the option of using the book as-is. Book 1 (January–June) is a bright lime yellow and Book 2 (July–December) is a cool ice blue. And because it's lightweight, it's perfect for carrying around with you.
When you purchase this book in the Hobonichi Techo Official Store, the book comes with two free 2022 Hobonichi Store Exclusives: a special Hobonichi Techo 3-Color Jetstream ballpoint pen (the 2021 edition has a mint green pen body), and Not-Scary Bear's Little Spoon (available while supplies last).
Although you can use the book on its own, you can pair it with a cover of your choice from our large selection of convenient A5 size Hobonichi Techo covers.
Size | A5 size x 2 books Each Book: W: 148 x H: 210 x T: 10 mm / W: 5.8" x H: 8.3" x T: 0.4" *Actual book size may vary slightly |
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Weight | Each Book: Approx. 278g |
Language | Japanese |
Pages | Each Book: 288 pages |
Paper Type / Binding | Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding |
Graph Paper Size | 3.7 mm |
Start of Week | Monday-start week |
Yearly Calendar | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Yearly Index | Book 1: Jan. - Dec. 2022 (4 pages) Book 2: July 2022 - June 2023 (4 pages) |
Monthly Calendar | Book 1: Dec. 2021 - July 2022 (16 pages) Book 2: June 2022 - Jan. 2023 (16 pages) |
Daily Pages | Book 1: Jan. 1 - June 30, 2022 (187 pages) Book 2: July 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 (190 pages) *A blank two-page spread is featured at the very beginning of the book to provide a free area when starting out the book. *A page is included at the beginning of each month to help in planning ahead. *All daily pages include daily quotes. |
Daily Quotes | One per day (Japanese) |
Weekly Pages | Book 1: Dec. 27, 2021 - July 3, 2022 (54 pages) Book 2: June 27, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023 (54 pages) |
Memo Pages | Book 1: 8 pages Book 2: 4 pages |
Informational Pages | Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Solar Terms / Hobonichi Techo Usage Ideas / Stretches for Deep Sleep and Waking Up / Common Snacks around the World / Emergency Preparedness / Gifts / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Addresses (for 8 people) / Personal Notes |
Listed Information | Day of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars) / Old lunar calendar / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar) (listed on monthly calendars) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars and weekly pages only include full and new moon) |
Other | See the Exploring Each Type page for more details |
In order to provide you with the most satisfaction for your product, we've compiled a list of warnings, potential issues, and tips to keep in mind for this particular product. Please be sure to read this information carefully before placing your order.
The Hobonichi Techo's Tomoe River paper is designed to prevent bleed-through, but some fountain pens and water-based ink pens are not compatible with this paper. When switching to a new pen, we recommend testing the pen somewhere in the book, such as the back memo pages, to see if the ink bleeds through or takes an especially long time to dry.