Hi everyone! This is Asako again.

Recently, several Hobonichi Techo team members who like stationery got together to create a Stationery Club. Our club activities would include talking about stationery (goes without saying), find stationery that’s perfect for the techo, and think of new products. We hope to connect with stationery-lovers across the world to exchange information on stationery too.



Once we started talking, we couldn’t stop.
“The color scheme of the Clickart pens are on point!”
“The pens that recently came out from Muji have such cute colors!”
“I want to try out pen calligraphy that’s on the Tombow ABT website!”
“A pen that I can’t live without is the Frixion pen!”
“There seems to be lots of cute stationery shops in Ogikubo!”
... The topics are endless.



We went to buy a techo to use for our club activities at Tobichi. We all look serious here, picking out which pencil board we should go for.



There’ll be a new series of articles named the “Hobonichi Stationery Club” starting really soon. We’ve been taking photos and creating content for it recently.



Pens, stickers, pencil sharpeners, correction tape and magnets...



When we brought all of our favorite stationery, the table soon became a huge mess.



These are drawing tools that Annen loves using. All the colors make it fun to see!


These are a collection of Silly Bandz I own (who remembers them?)



We found ourselves exclaiming how cute each item is and putting the shoot on halt.



There are lots of content ideas we want to try. We already feel ourselves immersing ourselves into the world of stationery.



We also started an exchange diary - a diary where you write entries among a group of friends and pass it around (this was popular when we were in elementary school). This brings back all the memories...!

We aim to create a fun series and may be also asking you not only for your recommended stationery, but your thoughts on stationery and questions you may have. We hope you look forward to it!

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Hi everyone! My name is Asako, and I'm in the techo team at Hobonichi. (The face you see on the top right is an icon of me - a crew member draws all of our faces into these cute icons when we enter the company. Rumour has it that even though we might not look like the icon at first, our faces will gradually look more like it as the years go by...! As for me, I think I look pretty much the same.)

You might be wondering what this page is. Well, this is a place where I and a few other techo team members will be discussing anything related to the techo, from usage examples of crew members, recommended stationery and more. I might be talking about the pens I'm currently using on one day, and introducing you to how to use the Cover on Cover on another. Please think of it as a really casual blog!

So, to start off, the Spring (April-start edition) Hobonichi Techos have been available for sale starting from this month. From a very cute Dorami-chan cover to the practical Weeks Case - Mokku, we've brought out products that might make your techo life a bit more fun. (You can see the previews from here)


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A question that might have popped in your minds is "Why April-start?"

In Japan, the new school year starts in April, unlike many countries with their school years starting in September. Fiscal years also start in April, making spring the season of the start of something new. While many of us (including myself) use the January-start techo, people working in the field of education, students, or parents whose child still goes to school, tend to opt for the April-start techos. It's also nice that you get a second chance to start a techo ? if you found out about a particular techo in February of March, you get to start using it in April without wasting the first few months!

So, that's all I've got for today. We aim to post every Wednesday, so I hope you look forward to future posts!

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