Hello! This is Hirano from Techo Team.

These are the three Hobonichi Techo planners I picked for this year:



- Hobonichi Techo Original
- HON A6
- Weeks

This combo feels just right for me, and I just realized ー it's been three years in a row now!

◯ The Original for work and home



I use this planner mainly for work, but honestly, it’s also the one I use the most randomly. I keep it in my laptop bag, jot down meeting notes, and slip in shop cards I get at stores. There are also little drawings from my kid, ticket stubs from family outings ー basically, everything from work to home life goes in here.

When choosing a cover, I tend to go for ones with pockets on the inside back. They’re great for stickers I might use later, leaflets, or work documents ー things I want to grab quickly. If I had to name this pocket, I’d call it the “just-in-case pocket.”　I have this habit of keeping things that might come in handy someday (even if they never actually do). It’s been like that forever, so I just roll with it.

That’s why I picked a cover with a back pocket this year too. The Herringbone (Ivory x Black) cover caught my attention, especially since I worked on its product description.

At first, when I saw it among the full lineup, I thought,“Oh, just a simple striped cover.” But when I held the actual sample, I totally changed my mind. The texture was so soft and nice to the touch that I immediately thought, “Okay, this might be the one for next year.”
The herringbone pattern has a lot of character and a timeless design.

◯ Year three with my "HON A6" diary



Ever since HON debuted, I’ve been keeping a diary, and it’s become a habit.

I write for work now, but as a kid, I hated diaries. I always thought diary entries and book reports had a set formula, like “Today, I ate a hamburger.” Ugh, so boring.

I admired people who could keep a diary, but at some point, I realized ー when it’s just for myself, writing a diary is actually pretty fun.

More than half of my entries are reflections on my day, but I don’t write them to be useful or anything.　It’s just interesting to look back later and see how I felt at the time.

Now I write for my future days, months, or even years ahead. Because today’s feelings can only be written today.

HON has been the perfect dedicated diary for me. I also wanted to use a special ONE PIECE edition for either my work planner or diary, so I picked
"ONE PIECE magazine / DON!".

◯ The Weeks for notes and to-dos



At Hobonichi, we have a company-wide meeting every week. I use my Weeks to take notes on what talks about, and the weekly format fits that rhythm perfectly.

For me, the memo space on the right side of the weekly spread is for meeting notes, and on the left, I write down all the to-dos I need to get done by that day.

Weeks also has lots of memo pages in the back, so I use those for notes during interviews ー quick scribbles of things I really don’t want to forget.

For my 2025 Weeks, I chose
Naoki Ishikawa Denali in the Midnight Sun #1.

I considered a few options, but in the end, I just wanted something cool.

◯ Looking back at my past choices

I keep my old planners in my locker at work, so I stacked them up on my desk.



I’ve used the Hobonichi Techo Original for a long time, and it’s so thick now that it wouldn’t stay balanced on top.

Looking at my past covers, I noticed a trend ー early on, I mostly used polyester covers, but over the years, I’ve been picking more cotton ones.
From the 2020 “Calm Down” cover to 2025, four out of five have been cotton.
Hmm… what should I pick for 2026?



As for my Weeks, looking at just the spines, I realized I’ve been choosing pretty muted colors. Maybe it was to match my brown passport cover from a few years back?

This year, I went with a Naoki Ishikawa photo cover for the first time. No wonder it feels so fresh!

2025 has already begun, but the January-start editions are still available! If you're thinking of getting one, now’s a great time.

Next time will be the final installment of our Hobonichi Techo team’s picks. Thanks for reading!

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