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Continue shoppingWhat makes the HOBONICHI Techo special
The HOBONICHI Techo is a Japanese planner with a following most stationery brands would envy. It began as a simple daily planner from Hobonichi in Tokyo and grew into a whole system, all printed on Tomoe River, the thin, smooth paper that fountain pen users love because it handles wet ink and shading with very little feathering or bleed. One page barely weighs anything, so a book full of them stays slim.
Weeks, HON, or graph notebook: which one
The Weeks is the pocket favourite, a slim weekly planner with a grid section for notes, small enough to live in a bag or a back pocket. The HON is the book format in A5 and A6, with more room to write for people who journal at length. The artist graph notebooks pair the same Tomoe River paper with cover art from illustrators like Hiroko Kubota, handy as a companion notebook or a standalone journal. Not sure where to start? The Weeks is the one most people fall for first.
Covers and the 2027 season
The planners follow the calendar year, so the 2027 editions are the current run, and the popular colours and collaborations tend to sell through as the season goes. A cover turns the Techo into something you keep for years, and a clear cover protects the printed jacket underneath. If a design catches your eye, it is worth grabbing early.
Building a setup around it? Have a look at our notebooks and planners and diaries to round things out.
HOBONICHI questions, answered
Can I use a fountain pen in a HOBONICHI? Yes, that is half the point. Tomoe River paper is prized for holding fountain pen ink, showing shading and sheen with far less bleed or ghosting than ordinary paper.
What is the difference between the Weeks and the HON? The Weeks is a slim weekly format built to be carried. The HON is a fuller book in A5 or A6 with more space per day, better if you like to write at length.
Is the Techo in English? The layouts lean on dates and a light grid rather than long printed text, so they work fine whatever language you write in.
Do you ship to France and the rest of Europe? Yes. We ship the full HOBONICHI range across Europe, so you do not have to import from Japan and wait weeks.