We’ve now reached the end of our exciting 2018 Hobonichi Techo Advance Notice previews, so we’d like to wrap things up with an extra-special announcement.





This December, we’ll be releasing a Hobonichi 5-Year Techo!



This is exactly what it sounds like: a Hobonichi Techo that’s dated for a 5-year span of time.



All the pages in this special Hobonichi Techo span from January 2018 until December 2022. For example, if you flip open to the page for August 27th, you’ll see the date August 27th for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, all on the same page. This allows you to compare what you were doing or thinking a year ago, and to plan ahead for where you want to be a year from today.



Although it still keeps the name of the techo, or “planner,” it’s actually a very special product that’s defined quite differently between each user. Some users may leave it at home and use it as a diary, while others may keep it at work and use it to keep track of things. Some may use it to write in detail about a single theme, while others may use it alongside their traditional Hobonichi Techo.





5 years may feel like a long time, but it’s actually designed for casual use.



Some users may feel like it’s impossible to continue using a notebook for five whole years. But fear not — this special Hobonichi Techo is designed in a way to be used very off-handedly.



The book size is the same as the A6 Hobonichi Techo Planner. The small size means it’s simple and easy to carry around on a daily basis. It also means there is less room in each daily entry, so it doesn’t take much to fill up the page. (Of course, if you really want to write a lot, you still can.)



This new version is still very much under construction, so all we can do is introduce roughly what it will possibly look like.



