2025 Hobonichi Techo Original A6 Cover Only - Tokyo National Museum: Hasegawa Tohaku - Pine Forest

Hobonichi started as a lifestyle website “Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun,” [Almost Daily Itoi Newspaper] in 1998 featuring “almost-daily” essays by founder and editor-in-chief, Shigesato Itoi, who is well known for other ventures including game design and songwriting. In 2001, the Hobonichi Techo [planner] was launched after positive response from readers when asked if they would purchase a techo by the brand if developed. Since then, the Hobonichi lineup has grown from 1 to 7 types, with some being available in Japanese, English, and Chinese, and has sold over 10 million copies over the world.

DETAILS

Pocket-sized A6 Cover Features:

• 6.5" x 9.6" x 0.1"

• Two ribbon bookmark

• Storage slots for cards and small essentials

• Two pen loops (butterfly-stopper) that keeps the cover closed when a single pen is inserted through both.

• Made of Polyester

• The "Pine Forest", painted approximately 420 years ago by Hasegawa Tōhaku, one of the most iconic painters of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603), is now featured as a Hobonichi Techo covers and Weeks design. This National Treasure, housed in the Tokyo National Museum, is hailed as a masterpiece of early modern ink painting. In this work, he avoids the prominent outlines typical of ink painting, using only delicate gradations to depict a windswept pine grove with hazy light seeping through the mist. He created this atmospheric scene through his mastery of Chinese-style ink painting, breathing new life into the classic subject matter of a pine grove.

• 2025 Japanese Original Book April Start/Sunday Start is not included with the A6 Cover

• 2025 Japanese Original Book April Start/Monday Start is not included with the A6 Cover

• 2025 English Original Book is not included with the A6 Cover

• 2025 English Planner Book is not included with the A6 Cover