Tools & Toys, the lineup of Hobonichi original stationery and accessories, offers lots of items that make techo time more exciting! For this month’s issue, we chose the practical staples, such as longtime favorites, notebooks, notepads and more. We will also talk you through what exactly makes each item loved for a long time.
We hope you have fun choosing stationery out of this lineup to make your techo time next year a fun one!
Tools & Toys is a line of Hobonichi original stationery and accessories that go great with the Hobonichi Techo. These extras aren’t just useful, but they can make your daily life a little more fun and exciting.
Have you noticed the small pals among all the stationery in this month’s issue? Meet, Tools, And, Toys, our brand new characters who’ll be introducing you to various Tools & Toys items! Fève creator mana created them for us. They might appear in future Tools & Toys Reports too! We hope you look forward to seeing them.
Longtime favorites
These are the standards of the Hobonichi original stationery lineup. They’re items that have been used by many people for a long time by protecting your techo from wear and tear, or by providing a comfortable writing experience.
Use these clear covers by putting them over a Hobonichi Techo cover to protect it from wear and tear.
Slit to make use of the back pocket of the techo cover
Slit to make use of the back pocket of the techo cover
There is an opening located in the back so you can still make use of the back pocket of your cover.
*Only available in the non-illustrated Cover on Cover for A6/A5 size.
Store your favorite things to customize it to your likings!
Store your favorite things to customize it to your likings!
The Cover on Cover provides a place to store postcards, pictures, and other decorations to spruce up the look of your cover to make your cover more “you!”
The pencil board is specially fitted for the techo book size and prevents indentations that come from writing with a lot of pressure, even with the thin and light Tomoe River paper. Keeping it underneath the page you’re writing on allows the reinforcement to provide an enjoyable writing experience.
“Today” tab to use as a bookmark
“Today” tab to use as a bookmark
The pencil board has a “Today” tab on the corner to mark the current page if you’d like to use it as a bookmark.
*There are designs that don’t include the “Today” tab.
One side labeled by millimeter
One side labeled by millimeter
The board has a graph pattern ruled into 5-millimeter squares, with one side further labeled by millimeter to act as a metric ruler.
*There are designs that aren’t labeled by millimeter or have the 5-millimeter squares.
These items are perfect if you feel the pages in the techo aren’t enough, or you want another book to use it with a different purpose than for your techo. By adding one book according to your needs, it will expand your techo experience.
This graph paper notebook is made with the same Tomoe River paper as the Hobonichi Techo. It contains lots of pages allowing you to write a lot.
Grid in 4 colors to split the book into several themes
Grid in 4 colors to split the book into several themes
The color of the ink on the page changes every 60 pages (red / blue / green / purple), making it easy to split the book into several themes or use the colors as a way to more easily find old entries.
Put on a cover to use with a techo
Put on a cover to use with a techo
The notebook size is the same as the A6 Original/Planner and the A5 Cousin, which makes it compatible with the Hobonichi Techo covers. We also recommend using it with an Avec book or the Day-Free.
These memo pad sets are the perfect size to carry around with your techo. The paper uses the same Tomoe River paper as the techo and has the same grid size as their respective techo books.
Cute front cover colors
Cute front cover colors
The A6 size and Weeks comes as a set of three, and the A5 size comes as a set of two memo pads. All books use different colors for their front covers.
Slim and easy to carry around with your techo
Slim and easy to carry around with your techo
These memo pads are slim and are only 2 mm for the A6 size and Weeks and 3 mm for the A5 size. They won’t come in the way even when it’s slipped inside a cover or the Weeks book.
Perforations to rip out the pages
Perforations to rip out the pages
The A6 size comes with perforations on each sheet to make it easy to rip out for those important notes to pass on.
If you’re looking to make your techo more exciting, these items are for you. Even if art isn’t your strong point, these items will help you create a colorful and decorative page easily.
These stencils have a collection of symbols and icons that will come in handy when writing in your techo. You’ll be able to draw neatly by simply following the lines.
The grid design makes it easy to use
The grid design makes it easy to use
All stencils except the “Schedule” design have a grid design of 3.7 mm, which matches with the 3.7 mm grid of the Original or Cousin book. This allows you to draw perfectly along the grids.
Thin enough to fit in your techo pocket
Thin enough to fit in your techo pocket
These mini stencils have a thickness of 0.5 mm and are designed to fit perfectly into the techo cover pockets, making it perfect to carry around.
These set of frame stickers are printed onto see-through tracing paper that can be written on in both pen and pencil.
Perfectly fits the monthly calendar
Perfectly fits the monthly calendar
This set of frame stickers is designed to perfectly fit the A6 size Original monthly calendar. Use it vertically for the Weeks book.
Larger sizes to use on the daily pages
Larger sizes to use on the daily pages
Stickers also come in larger “daily page” sizes to fit frames onto the daily pages. You can write under certain themes.
Make carrying around fun and practical
Wouldn’t it be great if you could carry around your techo, stationery and cute accessories smartly with a cute look? Use the following items to neatly organize small bits and pieces and carry them around with ease.
This adhesive clear envelope can be attached to a page in your techo and provide a storage pocket.
Clear to allow you to see the contents at a glance
Clear to allow you to see the contents at a glance
The front of the pocket is clear, and the background is a bright yellow. This allows you to see the contents of the pocket at a glance, and the yellow background works well with any color to spruce up the look of whatever you’re storing inside.
Thin plastic that doesn’t cause extra bulk
Thin plastic that doesn’t cause extra bulk
The pocket is made of thin plastic to keep your pages comfortably closed without causing extra bulk.
