Hello, I am Mizunoya from the techo team.

The Hobonichi Techo NEWS is brought to you by the members of the techo team.

The theme for this edition is “Share your Hobonichi Techo with me!” The techo team interviews and reports on how other crew members use their Hobonichi Techo.

As the third person to write this article, I decided to see , a Corporate Planning and Management team member.

I expected Miya to use a digital planner since he uses digital tools for forecast management and data analysis.

But to my surprise, he was using two techo and also a fountain pen. I definitely needed to ask him about them and went over to him.



Miya uses an A6 size HON book and an A5 size Day-Free book with an A5 size cover for the Cousin. *The yellow HON book is a custom color produced for the shareholder’s benefit for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023.

He uses mostly digital tools for schedule management and two techo for note-taking at work.




I take notes for each meeting in this A6 size HON book. Whenever I look at my smartphone calendar and want to find out what we discussed at a specific meeting, I look up the date in my techo and find out. The dates serve as an index.

──It sounds quite useful to use the dates as an index! However, won’t that make the blanks more obvious?


I don’t mind the blanks; it’s also convenient to know that “there aren’t any.”

──That makes so much sense! It is an advantage of a handwritten techo to see that there was nothing to be written about. Digital tools are quite helpful, but you could get worried about the blanks that there may have been something that has been accidentally deleted.

How do you use the Day-Free?




I use the A5 size Day-Free when I want to put my thoughts together. What is written on digital tools could look organized, even when they’re not.

When thinking about a plan or a mechanism that has not yet been set in direction, I try sorting out my thoughts by hand-drawing diagrams and arrows instead of writing down sentences and then using digital tools.


He showed me a page he used to illustrate while listening to a complicated explanation at a meeting. It seems to sink in more easily when illustrated and color-coded rather than just listing the information in text.

──Indeed, text in digital looks organized even when they’re not! For better or worse, they look nicer than they truly are.


I know. Also, as a side note, I drew the house's layout in the techo when I moved since it was easy to write in grid lines. I drew a lot of layouts back then.



──The house’s layouts! It is certainly easier to draw something like that on grid lines. Can you tell me about the stationery, too?





I use ballpoint pens and fountain pens with the techo, and I also use a glass dip pen at home. I’m obsessed with pens; at first, it was the Jetstream, and then I learned about fountain pens on social media and was impressed when I tried it out at the store!

My first fountain pen was a blue Sailor Barcarolle, purchased eight years ago. As I tried various fountain pens, I felt fountain pens with extra-fine and hard barrels suited me better. Once I realized that, I became increasingly addicted to them.

──Keeping it in a leather case makes it look even more massive! Your techo time must be even more wonderful with this pen case at the side.


This pen case is from Tsuchiya Kaban and was purchased at Tobichi. A great pen case makes me feel great.

The staff at the stationery store told me that if you have fountain pens of the same size from the same manufacturer, you can enjoy swapping caps!


Changing the caps on the red and blue fountain pens instantly changes the feel of the pens!

──It’s great to know a new way of enjoying them! The more you know about them, the more you want to collect them.


I’m collecting more and more; most of my fountain pens are those I purchased, but I got some as a gift from my parents. I haven’t purchased any for a while, but the
Stationery Club content makes me want more… I unconsciously add them to the cart and try not to purchase them.

──I didn’t know how much you loved stationery! It was such a pleasure to know something new about you. Thank you for joining the interview!


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Miya’s sharing reminded me of the benefits of both digital and handwriting. I had thought that my work techo was difficult to look back at because it is filled with words, so I would like to record things in a style that is only possible with handwriting, such as using diagrams.

It also made me think about what kind of pen suits me best. I think I will go to a stationery store and try out some pens!

What kind of techo would we see next? Please look forward to the next issue of the Hobonichi Techo NEWS!

[Techo and stationery Miya uses]
・Japanese Day-Free Book A5 Size
・Leather
TS 2020 [A5 Cousin size cover] *Sales have ended
・Tsuchiya Bag Factory: Tone Oil Nume Roll Pen Case

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