This Hobonichi Techo HON is made with a beautiful printed textile from the venerable British fabric brand Liberty Fabrics.
The Hobonichi Techo HON has a hardcover design already attached to the book. It’s designed to make you feel like you’re carrying around a favorite book, which you can pull out at any time to make notes no matter where you are. The book has A6 size pages and features a page per day, so the contents are the same as the Hobonichi Techo Original.
Emma and Georgina is one of the patterns in the “Classic Style” theme of the 2011 Fall/Winter collection, based on patterns released in 1970 and 2001. It is a colorful floral pattern reminiscent of Liberty prints, with flowers of various colors and shapes, such as vermilion, blue, purple, and yellowish green, scattered throughout.
The HON has two attached bookmarks—one navy and one beige—so you can mark your place in frequently used pages.
The book spine is foil-pressed in gold with the year 2024 and the HON logo for easy reference when placed in your bookshelf alongside other books.
The bookbinding on the HON has thread-stitch binding similar to the Hobonichi Techo Original, so it opens 180 degrees onto the table. It stays flat even if you don’t hold it down.
The book uses thin and light yet durable Tomoe River S paper. The paper has supported the Hobonichi Techo for over 20 years with its special characteristics, but it’ll be undergoing an overhaul starting with the 2024 edition techos. The paper is more resistant to bleed through, lighter despite being almost the same thickness, and has a crisper surface by adjusting the fibers of the paper.
The back of the book has informational pages, including An Interview with Myself, Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home, and Caring for Your Eyes.
As a special exclusive only for the HON, this techo comes with a pencil board. The board is A6 size and clear, with 5mm grid lines printed across it. There are measurements printed along one side in 1mm increments, which allow for use as a ruler. This is also a new type of pencil board, as it has a pen holder attached to it where users can store pens by their clips.
The Hobonichi Techo HON comes in either Japanese or English. If you love this cover, then you can pick out which language you’d like in that book.
About Liberty Fabrics
Liberty Fabrics is a fabric brand from England. Founded in 1875 by Arthur Lasenby Liberty (1843-1917), who discovered the beauty of Japanese art during a World’s Fair in London in the 19th century.
The company originated as a small import shop with oriental ornaments and fabrics. The delicate silk and intricate hand-dyed art were praised by followers of the Aesthetic Movement, and in the 1880s, Liberty began printing high-quality cotton textiles as a way to recreate sturdy versions of the delicate Eastern silks.
In the 1920s, Liberty developed their original “Tana Lawn” cotton material, which looks and feels like silk and has a lightweight structure that allows it to drape beautifully. Liberty has created intricate prints bursting with color and complex designs ever since.
H: 156 x W: 110 x T: 16 mm / H: 6.1" x W: 4.3" x T: 0.6" *Specifications may vary slightly
Weight
Approx. 210 g
Main material
Cotton / Paper
Book (HON English Edition / English / January Start)
Language
English
Pages
464 pages
Paper Type / Binding
Thin, light Tomoe River S paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size
3.7 mm *Monthly calendar pages are 3.45 mm
Start of Week
Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar
2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (8 pages)
Monthly Calendar
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (32 pages)
Daily Pages
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 (378 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. *Every two-page daily page spread includes one daily quote. *Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday-start).
Daily Quotes
One quote per two-page spread (English)
Weekly Pages
Not included
Memo Pages
16 pages
Bonus Pages
Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / Caring for Your Eyes / Words to Remember / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Looking Back at the Year 2024 / Getting the Most Out of Your Hobonichi Techo / Gifts / Addresses / Personal Notes
Listed Information
Day of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Thin, light Tomoe River S 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
Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar
2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (8 pages)
Monthly Calendar
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (32 pages)
Daily Pages
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 (378 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 start).
Daily Quotes
One per day (Japanese)
Weekly Pages
Not included
Memo Pages
14 pages
Bonus Pages
Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / Caring for Your Eyes / Solar Terms / 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)
H: 214 x W: 152 x T: 20 mm / H: 8.4" x W: 6.0" x T: 0.8" *Specifications may vary slightly
Weight
Approx. 490 g
Main material
Cotton / Paper
Book (HON English Edition / English / January Start)
Language
English
Pages
544 Pages
Paper Type / Binding
Thin, light Tomoe River S paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size
3.7 mm
Start of Week
Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar
2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index
Jan. 2024 - Dec 2024 (4 pages)
Monthly Calendar
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (32 pages)
Daily Pages
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 (378 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. *Every two-page daily page spread includes one daily quote. *Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday-start).
Daily Quotes
One quote per two-page spread (English)
Weekly Pages
Jan 1, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 (106 pages)
Memo Pages
5 pages
Bonus Pages
Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / Caring for Your Eyes / Words to Remember / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Getting the Most Out of Your Hobonichi Techo / Gifts / Addresses / Personal Notes
Listed Information
Day of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars and weekly pages) / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars and weekly pages only include full and new moon)
Thin, light Tomoe River S paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size
3.7 mm
Start of Week
Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar
2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index
Jan. 2024 - Dec 2024 (4 pages)
Monthly Calendar
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (32 pages)
Daily Pages
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 (378 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-start).
Daily Quotes
One per day (Japanese)
Weekly Pages
Jan 1, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 (106 pages)
Memo Pages
5 pages
Bonus Pages
Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / Caring for Your Eyes / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Gifts / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Addresses (for 8 people) / Personal Notes
Listed Information
Day of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars and weekly pages) / 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 and weekly pages only include full and new moon)
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