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)
| Size | A6 size H: 148 x W: 105 x T: 14 mm / H: 5.8" x W: 4.1" x T: 0.6" *Actual book size may vary slightly |
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| Weight | Approx. 208 g |
| Language | Japanese |
| Pages | 464 pages |
| Paper Type / Binding | Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding |
| Graph Paper Size | 3.7 mm *Monthly pages are 3.45 mm |
| Start of Week | Sunday-start week |
| Yearly Calendar | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Yearly Index | Dec. 2022 - Mar. 2024 (8 pages) |
| Monthly Calendar | Dec. 2022 - Mar. 2024 (32 pages) |
| Daily Pages | Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2023 (377 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. *Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday/Sunday start). |
| Daily Quotes | One per day (Japanese) |
| Weekly Pages | Not included |
| Memo Pages | 15 pages |
| Bonus Pages | Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Solar Terms / My Favorite Things / How to Better Enjoy Conversation / Enjoy Learning at the Hobonichi School / Emergency Preparedness / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Gifts / Age Table / Addresses (for 6 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 only include full and new moon) |
