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STORE CLOSING: To prepare for the release of our 2015 edition Hobonichi Planner and all-new cover lineup, the current Hobonichi Store will be CLOSING on August 19th, 11 AM Japan time (2 AM GMT, August 18 at 7 PM PDT) and sales of current 2014 products will end. Our announcement to reveal the new planners and covers will take place at the end of August. The 2015 Hobonichi Store will go online on September 1st, 11 AM Japan time (2 AM GMT, August 31 at 7 PM PDT).
We’ve taken a print of renowned Japanese painter Taro Okamoto and turned it into a cover with dazzling colors that will take your breath away. The cover is made of a matte polyester that preserves the bright colors in Okamoto’s work, which were applied in several thick layers of paint. The bright red on the inside the cover is very symbolic of Taro Okamoto.
The print we’ve used for the cover is an energetic piece called “Kensetsu” (Construction). Okamoto created it in 1956 at the height of Japan’s postwar economic growth, after being asked to paint a mural in the former Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. He visited the site, which was still under construction, and was moved by the unique energy and dynamism of the construction site. We’ve made this cover using a repainted version of that mural in oils.
- Cover Only Important information
- 4,629 yen(incl. tax, excl. shipping)
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Cover
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- Hobonichi Planner Important information
- 2,571 yen(incl. tax, excl. shipping)
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Hobonichi Planner book
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| Size (Cover + Book Set) | Width: 115mm (excluding butterfly clasp) x Height: 165mm x Thickness: 22mm |
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| Weight | About 75g |
| Materials | Polyester(Outer surface),Synthetic leather(Inner surface) |
Hobonichi Planner
| Size | A6 (Japanese paperback)（Width: 105mm x Height: 149mm x Thickness: 14mm) |
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| Weight | 210g |
| Pages | Yearly calendar (2014-2015) / Yearly index (Dec. 2013 - Mar.2015) / Monthly calendar (Dec. 2013 - Mar. 2015) / Daily pages (Dec.1, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2014) / Memo sheets / Informational pages |
- Colors on the screen may differ from actual product
- Actual products are featured in all posted photographs,
but please note that colors may vary slightly from how it appears
on your computer monitor.
- All covers are hand-made and may contain slight variances
- Each and every cover is individually sewn by a factory worker hand-operating a sewing machine. Best efforts are made to ensure consistent sizes and specifications, but as these products are hand-made, covers are not made as exact copies.
- Outer pocket patterns
- The outer pocket is designed to align with the pattern beneath it, but pattern alignments may be imperfect due to the manual production process.
- Cleaning a dirty cover
- If you feel the surface of your cover has become dirty, we recommend dabbing the cover with a clean cloth dampened with diluted neutral detergent. Please do not use any kind of dryer on the material, as it may shrink, and air-dry it indoors or in the shade.
- Avoid using with Cover on Cover
- This cover uses thicker materials than usual, so it may not fit.
Forcing it into a Cover on Cover may damage the products.
- New covers are slightly rigid before use
- Depending on the material of your cover, it may be slightly rigid upon arrival. You may have a slightly difficult time inserting your planner or closing the cover, but when you use the cover as
usual, it will naturally break in and grow comfortable over time.
- Light-colored covers show smudges more easily
- While some covers are water-repellent, smudges and marks are unavoidable from using the cover on a daily basis.
Smudges show up more easily on light-colored covers, so please keep this in mind when placing your order.
- Inserting your planner into your cover
- When inserting your planner book into your cover, it will be easier to begin by sliding the left side of the book into the left pocket, and then inserting the right side.
- Pen holder (“butterfly clasp”)
- Hobonichi Techo covers come with pen holders that keep the pages shut. This holder may be rigid upon initial use, making pen insertion slightly difficult, but kneading the pen holder open will make it easier to use.
Depending on the material of the cover, pens with rubber grips may be difficult to slide into the holder.
- Using fountain pens
- Writing on the planner’s Tomoe River paper with a fountain pen may result in ink bleeds or transfers from wet ink.
When using water-based inks, we recommend testing the pen on an inconspicuous place in the book before using.
