Hello, and a very Merry Christmas! This is Airi from the Techo Team. With less than a week left of 2025, I can hardly believe how fast this year has flown by. I joined the Hobonichi crew in May, and these past six months have gone by in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, I’ve tried many kinds of planners and diaries—both paper and digital—but this year turned out to be the one where I managed to keep up with my techo more consistently than ever before.


This is how I usually write my techo. I keep my Drawer Pouch full of stickers right on my lap.

There were three main reasons I was able to stick with it.

1. Making it a habit

First, I created a dedicated spot for my techo along the path of my daily routine. Then, by deciding on fixed “writing times”—with a coffee in the morning, and after a bath at night—it became a habit before I knew it!

2. Adding joys to my techo time

To shift my mindset from "I have to write" to "I want to write," I started collecting incense, tea, and coffee to keep my techo company. My "techo time" starts with the excitement of choosing which one to enjoy today.
The one you can see in the back on the right is my favorite daruma mug.

3. Having a watchful eye nearby

I welcomed a small chick plushie to watch over my techo time. For some reason, being watched makes me want to try harder...! Today, it's holding an ice cream, inspired by "Happy Ice Cream." That said, some techos were easier to use than others, so I’d like to reflect on each of them.

Planners I was able to keep using

■ Health Management ＆ Positivity: Weeks

This is the one I wrote in the most this year! I use it to log my sleep and the weather, plus all the happy moments and little wins from my day.


I realized that there were many days in June when I wasn't feeling my best.

Thanks to the Hobonichi Techo App, daily logging became much easier.

I plan to continue using it in the same way next year.

■ Diary: HON (A6)

This is the one I use as my main diary.

At times, though, thinking about the text and sticker placement felt overwhelming, and there were stretches when I couldn’t write. On the other hand, some days I had so much to say that I ran out of space.

I write my schedule/actions on the left and my diary entries on the right. On the day I went to the Expo, I had far too many memories to fit!

For 2026, I'll be using the Cousin Avec to give myself more room to write and paste. I want to take it easy and have more fun with it next year.

■ Work planner: HON (A6)

Tasks and schedules are managed digitally, while I use this planner to jot down words and ideas I want to remember while staying focused on the tasks at hand.

The checkboxes at the top include non-work items, too.

In 2026, I’d like to fully use the monthly calendars, yearly index, and My100 pages that I couldn’t quite master this year.

■ Input planner: Weeks (A6)

This is where I record things I’ve taken in—radio, books, web articles, and video content.


It's too embarrassing to show you, so I blurred it.

By deciding that I didn’t need to write every day—and that I could write a lot when I felt like it—I was able to keep this going without pressure. Next year, I plan to merge elements of my reading planner into this one.

Techos I struggled maintaining

■ Reading planner: Weeks (A6)

I started this hoping to make reading a habit and keep records.

I printed book-cover stickers myself, but resizing them to fit the planner was a lot of work. Next year, I’ll use the Hobonichi Techo App’s “Memory Print” feature to make it easier.

I pushed myself too hard to write properly, and once I got tired, the blank days piled up. From 2026 onward, I’ll record reading notes in my input planner instead.

■ Work planner: Cousin

Before the A6 HON, I actually bought a Cousin for work. Thinking “bigger is better,” I chose the larger size—but soon realized that something compact suited my work style better, so I switched early on.


Sorry—it’s almost entirely blurred!

Now, I use it as a notebook for jotting down passages and thoughts I want to remember from practical and business books.

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In 2025, I challenged myself with many different planners, and it turned into a year full of happy discoveries. By keeping a techo, I’ve become more aware of the joyful and fun moments I want to remember. I’m so excited to enjoy planners even more next year too!

That’s it for my End of Year Reflections. Please look forward to tomorrow’s post where another member will be showing their techo!

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