Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 59.00

Hobonichi 5-Year Techo

Leather Cover (Red)

A6 Size (fits 5-Year Techo)

* 5-year planner sold separately here.

The gorgeous and timeless Red cover is specially designed to comfortably fit the Hobonichi 5-Year Techo.

The covers were created to protect the book you’ll carry with you for 5 years. It will conform nicely to your hands over time, and you’ll enjoy its classic look for years to come.

The front of the cover is foil-pressed with the name Hobonichi 5-Year Techo in silver.



The bottom left interior of all the covers are also imprinted with the Hobonichi logo to enhance the feel of the leather and keep the design nice and simple.



Inside the cover on the right-hand side is a pen hook that can store a pen by its clip. The pen hook has a diameter of 8mm and will not fit pens with extra-wide clips.



The inside of the leather cover spine has undergone a leathercraft process called “skiving” to provide a perfect fit.



Because the cover uses a firm leather, the front cover may rise from the book in the beginning due to a tight fit. Over continued use, the cover will break in to lay flat with the book. The leather’s character and color deepens over time for a transformation that’s a joy to watch. We recommend waterproof spray and other leather care goods for users who would like to protect their covers and keep the leather clean.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 59.00

Hobonichi 5-Year Techo

Leather Cover (Natural)

A6 Size (fits 5-Year Techo)

* 5-year planner sold separately here.

Specially made as the cover of the Hobonichi 5-Year Techo, Natural is made of tanned cow leather that changes color over time as the leather ages.

The covers were created to protect the book you’ll carry with you for 5 years. It will conform nicely to your hands over time, and you’ll enjoy its classic look for years to come.

The front of the cover is cleanly imprinted with the name Hobonichi 5-Year Techo.



The bottom left interior of all the covers are also imprinted with the Hobonichi logo to enhance the feel of the leather and keep the design nice and simple.



Inside the cover on the right-hand side is a pen hook that can store a pen by its clip. The pen hook has a diameter of 8mm and will not fit pens with extra-wide clips.



The inside of the leather cover spine has undergone a leathercraft process called “skiving” to provide a perfect fit.



Because the cover uses a firm leather, the front cover may rise from the book in the beginning due to a tight fit. Over continued use, the cover will break in to lay flat with the book. The leather’s character and color deepens over time for a transformation that’s a joy to watch. We recommend waterproof spray and other leather care goods for users who would like to protect their covers and keep the leather clean.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 76.00

Hobonichi 5-Year Techo Cover (Search & Collect)

A6 Size (fits 5-Year Techo) 

* 5-year planner sold separately here.

We’ve made a cover that’s perfect for the 5-Year Techo, where you can augment all the little things that happen in your daily life for five years.

The herringbone material is made with wool tweed. The complex blue-gray color scheme gives the cover a high-end and eloquent feel.　

The brass button shining in the center of this cover is by button and jewelry specialty shop CO-, which handles everything from antiques to modern items. They’ve specially created these buttons for the Hobonichi Techo cover by reprinting antique buttons originally made in England.

Etched into the button is an old symbol of good luck, the honey bee, and a dainty flower.



The button starts out bright and shiny, and gradually darkens and dulls over time for that classic brass look you can enjoy while your cover matures alongside you.



There are two button snaps so the cover can accommodate your techo’s growing thickness if you paste in items like photographs and ticket stubs.





Search & Collect was initially made as A6 Original and A5 Cousin covers in the 2020 lineup. We soon realized that the concept of the brass button maturing alongside you perfectly matched the that of the 5-Year Techo, so we decided to renew it as a cover specially for the 5-Year Techo.

The features on the interior are made as simple as possible. The pen holder is designed to store the pen body. This cover doesn’t come with a bookmark, so please use the bookmark on the 5-Year Techo itself, or a bookmark of your choice.



Just as a honey bee seeks and collects nectar, so you should seek out all of life’s joys and gather them little by little, all in your 5-Year Techo.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 97.00

minä perhonen

ohayo (Navy) [5-Year Techo]

A6 Size (fits 5-Year Techo)

* 5-year planner sold separately here.

minä perhonen creates timeless, all-original garment textiles that are specially dyed, embroidered, and woven to recreate hand-drawn designs.

We created this Hobonichi 5-Year Techo cover in the hope you will spend your five years with this minä perhonen textile growing more attached to it every time you touch it.

The ohayo textile features small flowers embroidered intermittently across the background. The fluffy embroidery of the flowers seem to call out to you and wish you a good morning (“Ohayo” in Japanese), giving this textile an energizing and innocent look. The cover material is cotton linen with a rough, bumpy texture, and the fluffy flowers are pleasant to the touch.



The cover interior is a natural leather to enjoy it maturing, and there is a tag on the bottom-right.



The pen hook on the right-hand side of the cover interior is designed to hold a pen by its clip.



Each cover contains a unique arrangement of the pattern. We hope you enjoy your one-of-a-kind cover.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 97.00

minä perhonen

ohayo (Gray) [5-Year Techo]

A6 Size (fits 5-Year Techo)

* 5-year planner sold separately here.

minä perhonen creates timeless, all-original garment textiles that are specially dyed, embroidered, and woven to recreate hand-drawn designs.

We created this Hobonichi 5-Year Techo cover in the hope you will spend your five years with this minä perhonen textile growing more attached to it every time you touch it.

The ohayo textile features small flowers embroidered intermittently across the background. The fluffy embroidery of the flowers seem to call out to you and wish you a good morning (“Ohayo” in Japanese), giving this textile an energizing and innocent look. The cover material is cotton linen with a rough, bumpy texture, and the fluffy flowers are pleasant to the touch.



The cover interior is a natural leather to enjoy it maturing, and there is a tag on the bottom-right.



The pen hook on the right-hand side of the cover interior is designed to hold a pen by its clip.



Each cover contains a unique arrangement of the pattern. We hope you enjoy your one-of-a-kind cover.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 6.00

This is a special bookmark that you simply affix to the interior of any classic-style Hobonichi Cover with outer pen holders. The Page Keeper automatically flips along with your page-turning and stays on the page you last opened using a rubber band.

The Page Keeper works for the Weeks and A6 Planner / Original. When using it for the Planner, Original, you place the Page Keeper in the bottom right corner pocket of the interior and place the rubber band in the page you’d like to bookmark. The Page Keeper can be used in the weeks by placing it on the bottom right corner pocket of the Weeks Clear Cover interior (sold separately). The Page Keeper is ideal not only for keeping your place in your book, but also securing your book shut while it’s in your bag.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 35.00

Hobonichi Techo Original Book

(January Start)

A6 Size / Sunday-Start Week / Japanese

This original form of the Hobonichi Techo has been loved by many users since its introduction in 2002, and the 2023 edition marks the techo’s 22nd year. Its daily pages offer plenty of space to fill despite the book’s compact A6 size. The graph paper offers an open layout for you to neatly lay out writings, clippings, and drawings.

After years of testing, the graph paper has been set to 3.7 mm for optimal writing comfort. The graph paper design allows users to write from any starting point on the page, and the lines have been printed in light colors so users can either customize it to their own layout or ignore it completely.

The Hobonichi Techo includes quotes specially chosen from its parent site, the Japanese web magazine Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun. Each daily page has a quote in Japanese.

The book contains several sections that are great for schedule management, such as a yearly calendar, monthly calendar, and yearly index page.

The back of the book includes useful and informational pages, such as an address book and a page for drawing out a custom graph, as well as pages titled “My Favorite Things,” “How to Better Enjoy Conversation,” and “Enjoy Learning at the Hobonichi School.”

The Hobonichi Techo Original Book has special stitch-binding that allows the book to lay completely flat without having to hold it down.



From the 2023 edition, we changed the packaging from plastic to paper. You can take a peek at the techo book from the window.

Book (Original / Japanese / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 40.00

Hobonichi Techo Original Avec Books (January Start)

A6 Size / 6-Month x 2 Book Set / Monday-Start Week

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 splits the year into books of six months each. Book 1 (January–June) is a bright lime yellow and Book 2 (July–December) is a cool ice blue.

Because it's split into two books, it’s lightweight which makes it easy to carry around, and it also won’t get bulky even if you paste many things into your techo.



The Avec version splits the A6 Hobonichi Techo Original, design and all, into books of 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.)

The Hobonichi Techo Original Avec Books has special stitch-binding that allows the book to lay completely flat without having to hold it down.



From the 2023 edition, we changed the packaging from plastic to paper. You can take a peek at the techo book from the window.

Book (Original Avec / Japanese / January Start / 2-Book Set)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 42.00

Hobonichi Techo 2023

Simplified Chinese Book (January Start)

[A6 Size / Monday-Start Week]

Simplified Chinese version daily planner with daily pages spanning from January to December 2023. A6 size. Monday start. Lined with 3.7mm squares (monthly calendar has 3.45mm squares). Uses thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners.

Contains yearly calendar, yearly index and monthly calendar.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 41.00

Hobonichi Techo 2023

Simplified Chinese Book (January Start)

[A6 Size / Monday-Start Week]

Simplified Chinese version daily planner with daily pages spanning from January to December 2023. A6 size. Monday start. Lined with 3.7mm squares (monthly calendar has 3.45mm squares). Uses thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners.

Contains yearly calendar, yearly index and monthly calendar.

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 61.00

Hobonichi 5-Year Techo A6 Size (2023-2027)

A6 Size / Japanese / 2023-2027 / Five Years in One Book

*The 5-Year techo does not fit in covers meant for standard one-year techo books.

Shop 5-Year covers here:

Search & Collect

ohayo (Gray)

ohayo (Navy)

Leather Cover (Natural)

Leather Cover (Red)

This A6-size book has pages dated across a 5-year span. The textured cover is a calming shade of brown with the years foil-pressed in gold, and the book contains a dark brown bookmark for a complete look that works well without adding an additional cover.

Each page contains the same, easy-to-use 3.7 mm graph paper as the A6 Hobonichi Techo Original, making it perfect for writing or drawing. The paper is a subtle cream color that’s easy on the eyes, and the printing is charcoal gray to allow handwriting to stand out from the page.

On each spread, the left page has the date and day of the week for all 5 years, with days of the week written in Japanese.

Because each page contains a total of 5 days, a single day’s entry is compact enough to either fill with writing or write a single sentence and feel satisfied with the entry. It’s a perfect setup for those who are worried about being able to continue using a book for 5 years.
(Holidays are not listed in the book.)



The right page is a blank page for anything you’d like — continuing entries you couldn’t fit on the left, jotting notes you’d like to leave for the future, pasting items, and more. The Japanese daily quotes on the bottom of the page are excerpts from Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun articles from the past years. We renewed the daily quotes five years after its first release.



The book has the same thread-stitch binding as a dictionary, allowing it to lay flat open for comfortable writing. The Tomoe River paper provides an especially smooth writing experience, with thin, light paper that allows the book to have 752 pages while staying compact.



The start of the book contains a yearly calendar across the 5-year span. The back of the book contains useful pages such as “A Year Per Page” memo pages, “Gifts” for tracking gifts given and received, “Addresses” to list important contact information, “My Lists” for making a list of any theme of your choice, “My Favorite Things” to write down your favorite things by answering questions, and “Personal Notes” to record information about yourself. (These pages are in Japanese.)









The Hobonichi 5-Year Techo will be delivered in a turquoise blue paper box. The box will contain a user manual and a test sheet of paper for you to get a feel for the paper and test pen or ink compatibility.

Book (5-Year Techo / Japanese / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 33.00

Hobonichi Techo Day-Free 2023 A6 Size

A6 Size / January Start / Japanese

The Day-Free Original Size is an A6 size monthly techo that is split into two main parts: monthly calendars and a graph-paper notebook. The book fits nicely into covers designed for the standard Hobonichi Techo Original.

Because the book is half the size of the full-year Original, it’s also light and portable.



The monthly calendar is the same calendar you’ll find in the standard Original book, designed with graph paper to make it easy to use. The 2023 edition will contain entries for December 2022 through March 2024.



The blank graph paper notebook contains a total of 171 pages and is comprised of 3.7 mm squares. Each page is numbered.

You can fill in as much as you want at a time without feeling constricted to dates. Keep a journal, draw a picture or graph, paste in ticket stubs, scribble on the pages, and fill the pages with capricious whims or meticulous plans — it’s all up to you.



The Day-Free blank notebook section includes the Hobonichi Techo’s characteristic daily quotes in Japanese.

The bottom right corner of each spread features a flipbook comic titled “One Pencil,” illustrated by 100%ORANGE.



(See the Exploring Each Type page for more details.)

The Hobonichi Techo Day-Free has special stitch-binding that allows the book to lay completely flat without having to hold it down.



Starting with the 2023 edition, we changed the packaging from plastic to paper. You can take a peek at the techo book from the window.

You can also try out covers that are designed to give the Day-Free a snug fit: BS Lite (Black) and BS Lite (Blue).

Book (Day-Free / Japanese / Monthly)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Navy

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup, available in a variety of solid colors and always featuring a basic style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Navy is always one of our most popular selections in the Colors lineup. It fits well in a professional setting, but is also at home in any place at any time. This versatile cover is also a solid choice when buying someone a Hobonichi Techo set as a gift.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Black x Clear Blue

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup, available in a variety of solid colors and always featuring a basic style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Black x Clear Blue is a popular and versatile black cover that returns this year with a clear blue interior that gives the cover a breezy, refreshing look.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Lavender Garden

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup and features the basic "butterfly-stopper" style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. The series offers a variety of solid colors to choose from. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Lavender Garden pairs a light purple with a light blue for a gentle color scheme. This elegant cover delivers the refreshing feel of lavender flowers blooming along the waterside.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Dreamy Soda

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup, available in a variety of solid colors and always featuring a basic style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Dreamy Soda takes a light blue color, like a fizzy soda pop, and adds an orange-pink to the color scheme to give the cover a cute, refreshing look that’s not overly sweet.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Willow Tree

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup and features the basic "butterfly-stopper" style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. The series offers a variety of solid colors to choose from. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Willow Tree evokes the name of this wind-swept tree by pairing a yellow-tinted brown cover with an interior that delivers an eye-popping, refreshingly light shade of green. This color scheme feels calm and light.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Cinnamon Apple

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup and features the basic "butterfly-stopper" style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. The series offers a variety of solid colors to choose from. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Cinnamon Apple is designed after the concept of an apple with the way the cover exterior features a vibrant orange-red color and the interior has a warm beige hue. There’s a cute yet energetic feel to these colors, and this cover promises to be a strong ally for those who want to make each day a powerful one.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 76.00

Hiroko Kubota

Tokyo Metronome

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The full moon fills the night sky. Tokyo Tower sparkles underneath the light of the moon as it stands with a metronome needle attached. The lights from surrounding buildings encircle the rhythmic tower, and in the distance is a bright blue line along the horizon. Could that be the sea?



Look at the back of the techo and you’ll see a grand piano atop a building roof and animals sitting at the piano. Perhaps the deer and the bear are about to begin playing a two-person piano duet to the rhythm of the metronome.



Illustrator Hiroko Kubota drew a sunset illustration for us with the Hobonichi Techo 2022 lineup. This year, Tokyo Metronome was chosen from the large collection of Kubota’s previous artwork for the way the image really stays with you. Kubota was kind enough to clean up the artwork a bit further to make it the best fit for the techo cover.

This cover is so delightful you can practically hear the wind carry the distant sound of the deer and bear playing the piano to the steady rhythm of the metronome.

The charms on the ends of the bookmarks contain two different square designs to emulate the lights coming from the windows of surrounding buildings.



You can also enjoy the appeal of the artwork when you open the techo as the night scene is also printed on the interior pocket.



We hope this cover serves as a nice companion for many nights as you find yourself often gazing at its artwork.

Licensed by TOKYO TOWER

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 66.00

Colors Cactus Flower

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

The Colors series is a regular part of our cover lineup and features the basic "butterfly-stopper" style with pen holders to keep your cover shut. The series offers a variety of solid colors to choose from. We’ve implemented many improvements over the years in response to customer input, making the Colors series one of the most user-friendly options in the lineup.

Cactus Flower pairs a deep, blue-tinted green exterior with a golden pink interior to evoke the image of a cactus with a pretty flower blooming on top. Carrying this cover can give you that refreshing feeling you get when interacting with nature.

High-quality polyester construction gives this cover its sturdy feel and subtle shine — it’s durable enough to last a long time but light enough to carry with you everywhere.

The “butterfly-stopper” pen holders act as a hinge, keeping the cover safely shut while you store a pen inside.



The cover contains two bookmarks, one with a rectangle charm and one with a triangle charm, so you can keep your place in two parts of the book, such as the monthly calendar and the daily page.



Sold separately is the Cover on Cover. In addition to protecting your cover from wear and tear, the Cover on Cover is a great place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to customize your cover at any time.


Plain Cover on Cover

You can even buy a few of the illustrated Cover on Covers and switch them out with the changing seasons.


Illustrated Cover on Cover
Pictured left: “Yuka Hiiragi”, right: “Stripes”

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 76.00

Tokyo National Museum

Shibata Zeshin - Small White Butterfly

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

This collaboration with the Tokyo National Museum comes on the 150th year of the founding of the museum.

Nicknamed Tohaku, the Tokyo National Museum collects, preserves, researches, exhibits, and educates the public about cultural artifacts from across Asia, with a focus on Japan. Currently there are about 120,000 objects in its collection, including the print chosen for this Hobonichi Techo cover, originally by Shibata Zeshin.

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) was born in Ryogoku, Edo, and was an active lacquer artist and painter from the late Edo period until the middle of the Meiji era. He had many lacquering techniques that he created himself, and created many magnificent lacquer wares and paintings. Zeshin had trained in art since he was young in order to draft sketches for lacquer work, so he also demonstrated talent in painting sketches, portraits, and designs.

One of these is Tairyukyo Gafu, a collection of 72 pictures depicting plants, animals, people, and landscapes. Tairyukyo is one of the names Zeshin went by, which originated from the fact that he could see a willow tree on the opposite side of the bank of the Kanda River where he lived at one time.

The print on this cover features one of the most beautiful selections from the Tairyukyo Gafu. It’s called “Small White Butterfly” and it has an exceptionally beautiful background color and a skillful composition.

The artwork has a gradient where a warm yellow color, reminiscent of spring sunshine, blends into a green with the gentle hue of freshly sprouted young grass. Above that dances a small white butterfly. The “butterfly stopper” pen holders are made with white synthetic leather and bring the whole cover together.



The cover interior is a pale blue reminiscent of a clear sky. The interior pocket on the right-hand side has the same gradient as the front cover. The left-hand pocket has the Tokyo National Museum logo to mark our collaboration together.



The bookmarks are a calm shade of brown. The charms are diamond-shaped after the image of a butterfly’s wings or flower petals.



This artwork combines the warmth of hand-drawn brush art with a beautifully designed composition that feels fresh even to this day. We hope you thoroughly enjoy Shibata Zeshin’s creation.

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 84.00

Izumi Shiokawa

Polar Bear - Tender Heart

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 84.00

Ichiro Yamaguchi

Hanataba No. 2

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

This striking cover features artwork of a large red bouquet of flowers we commissioned from painter Ichiro Yamaguchi especially for the Hobonichi Techo.

Just carrying around this artwork of the oversized flowers will make you feel gorgeous with the way the simple black lines contrast beautifully against the vibrant red colors.



The Hanataba series also comes in an A5 size cover for the Cousin and a Weeks book, but each artwork was individually created for each size.

The original painting has been faithfully recreated through silkscreen printing, which creates a glossy effect for the print.

The cover interior is black, and the pocket is printed with Yamaguchi’s signature.



When you spend a year with this cover and its eye-catching red flowers that are blooming brilliantly, you’ll be filled with the kind of happiness that comes from receiving a bouquet of flowers.

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 76.00

Gurunpa’s Kindergarten

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Vendor: Hobonichi
Type: Hobonichi 2023
Price: 84.00

Eri Shimatsuka

Hedelmäpuu

A6 Size (fits Planner and Original)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)

Book (Planner / English / January Start)