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Hobonichi Techo 2019 Launch Event “Write!” Exhibit Saturday, September 1st – Monday, September 10th, 2018 11 AM – 9 PM Ginza Loft 6th Floor - Event Space
We’ll be hosting a special event on the 6th floor of the Ginza Loft to celebrate the launch of the Hobonichi Techo 2019 lineup. We’ll have the full lineup of new covers on display and available for sale. You can also explore our exhibition about writing and watch our live talk event. Come enjoy all the fun experiences there are to “Write!”
We’ll have exhibitions of “Write!” on display
We’ll take a look at users in various fields and see the intriguing ways they use the Hobonichi Techo on a daily basis. We’ve gathered a collection of photographs sharing the moments users write in their techos at work and in their private lives.
We’ll have the same pens at the venue that are featured in the Hobonichi Techos on display. You can test out and purchase the pens on site.
Here’s the list of participants:
Ryoji Arakawa (Picture Book Artist)
Nami Iijima (Food Stylist)
Taku Sato (Graphic Designer)
Zenta Nishida (Editor)
Yuko Higuchi (Fine Artist, Picture Book Artist)
Fumika Hideshima (Radio DJ, Narrator)
Kazuko Matsuoka (Translator, Theater Critic)
Jun Miura (Illustrator, etc)
Shinsuke Yoshitake (Picture Book Artist)
Shigesato Itoi (CEO, Hobonichi)
Come add to our writing collection.
We’ve got a big table at the very center of the exhibition where you can come and write some entries of your own.
We’ve got an area for concentrating your mind and writing in the pages with a brush pen, an area for sharing a list of your favorite writing tools, and of course, a Tomoe River paper testing area! We’ll have lots of writing tools available for you to use. You can also write or draw freely on the big windows of the venue.
We’ll have a talk event.
Shigesato Itoi has spent 2018 pouring more effort than ever into using his Hobonichi Techo. With this new outlook, he’ll be covering the topic of “writing” in this year’s talk event, accompanied by popular radio DJ and longtime Hobonichi Techo user Fumika Hideshima.
About Fumika Hideshima
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from Keio University. Active radio DJ for an FM radio station, narrator for TV shows and commercials, audiobook narrator, interpreter and subtitle translator, writer, and more.
Talk Event Date & Time
Tuesday, September 4th, 7:00 – 8:00 PM (planned), doors open 6:30 PM
Featuring Fumika Hideshima & Shigesato Itoi
*Event space will close temporarily in the talk event area at 4 PM to prepare for the event, but Hobonichi Techo sales will be ongoing.
Location
Ginza Loft 6th Floor Event Space (Free admission)
How to Join
At 11 AM on Tuesday, September 4th at the Ginza Loft 6th floor event space, we’ll hand out numbered tickets to the first 50 people to arrive. Once the doors open at 6:30 PM, ticket holders will be admitted to the talk event area in order of the ticket number.
*These numbered tickets allow attendees to take a seat when viewing the talk event.
*The talk event is available for attending even if you do not have a ticket.
*We have the right to limit attendance to the event for safety reasons.
*We will post a follow-up report with photographs and text about the event on the Japanese Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun website. In addition, these photographs and text may be used in Hobonichi and Loft media.
Henry Cuir techo cover and stationery will be released exclusively
At Ginza Loft, we’ll have on sale some of the highly popular Henry Cuir techo covers that we’ve saved as collection pieces over the years. These techo covers were sold through lottery sales exclusively on the Hobonichi Techo Official Store until the 2017 version. Come and see and hold in your hand the beautifully handcrafted items including card cases and document cases.
Customers who buy at Loft will receive a special gift!
Customers who purchase over 3,000 yen in Hobonichi Techo products and accessories at Loft stores across Japan (not just Ginza Loft) will be able to participate in a lottery game upon checkout. The prize is a Hobonichi techo charm (techo shaped key chain). Which of the 5 colors will you get? (Supplies are limited, available while supplies last.)
Prizes:
-Hobonichi Techo book & cover
-Hobonichi Techo original accessories
-Hobonichi Techo Official Guidebook 2019
-Hobonichi Whiteboard Calendar
-Books published by Hobonichi
*The Hobonichi Techo 2019 lineup will be available at Loft stores across Japan, excluding Hobonichi Store exclusive products and products launching in October, November, or onward.