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I’m Kawabata, and this is my Techo Reflection! I use a Weeks for work notes. Since I mostly write with just one black pen, my pages are pretty plain overall.

[A Fun Day]



One of my favorite memories from the year is a trip to Ueda, Nagano during the production of the Hobonichi Techo Official Guidebook! We had the chance to interview someone who has been using the Hobonichi Techo for many years, and I couldn’t wait to find out what kind of person they were. Since it was such a great opportunity, I also made plans in my techo to fully enjoy Ueda after the interview.



The horizontal line at 1 pm marks the end of work and start of play. (That part took up more space than work.)
I did some research online and asked who knows a lot about Ueda. I even visited Tsuruya, a supermarket, that wasn’t on the original plan but was amazing!



I may have bought too much...



And had a nice rest at the Bessho Onsen.



I managed to just slide my way into a famous Chinese restaurant (日昌亭/Nisshotei), and got to try the local delicacy: Ankake Yakisoba.




That was my half-day of enjoying Ueda! It reminded me how important it is to make plans.

[A Slightly Down Day]



One memory that left me feeling a bit down was taking my pet rabbit in for a tooth trim. I was worried because he wasn’t eating much, so I took him to the vet. They told me his teeth had grown unevenly and were hurting the inside of his mouth, which was likely why he couldn’t eat comfortably. So I had his teeth trimmed.

He's feeling much better now. Look at him showing off how cute he is!

I can’t help wondering if I could’ve avoided putting him through treatment by being more creative with how I fed him. Whenever I look at this page, it reminds me to take even better care of him.

[Days of input]

I also use my techo to jot down things said by Mr. Itoi and other team members during meetings.



Recently, I’ve been into drawing little illustrations on the left side of the faint “secret vertical line” in the graph paper. They work as handy visual markers when I look back later.

By the way, this very plain techo is written mostly with a Frixion Synergy Knock 03. This year was my Weeks debut, and I wanted to write and draw with a very fine line. Since it’s even thinner than the 0.38mm pen I used before, I gave it a try—and now it’s a favorite.

Wow, 2025 is almost over... Still, our team will keep posting their Techo Reflections, so please tune back in tomorrow!

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