Hey, I’m Kawabata. Are you enjoying everyone's stationery “obsessions”? Today is my turn to join the fun! For starters, I’d like to show you my transparent pouch I use to store my techo and stationery.

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Multi Compartment Zip Bag A5


The charm on the zipper is the official mascot of Suginami Ward. As a former resident, I’m still cheering him on. Come on Namisuke!!

I’ve never been very good at staying organized. When I carry small stationery items around, they tend to end up scattered everywhere—in my bag, my jacket pockets, you name it. Even though I carry plenty of sticky tabs with me, I’d always find myself panicking because “I can’t find them!” That’s when I started wandering around the internet and discovered this pouch.

There were two deciding factors.

1) It’s transparent
If I can’t see what’s inside, I immediately forget about it, and checking the contents is a chore.

2) Separate pockets
Having separate “rooms” (pockets) for pens, tabs, and my techo prevents anything from getting buried. It also makes taking things in and out so convenient!




There are three pockets on the front and one on the back, each with its own zipper. You only have to open the pocket you need—a true lifesaver for the lazy!

This pouch was born in Germany, and I purchased mine through the HIGHTIDE online store.

The second item I just can’t resist is this set of yokai stickers!

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Yokai Narabe Stickers



On the left is my Smooth: Melon Sorbet Weeks. I love the color and the way it feels!

I bought these stickers at the “Kitaro Chaya” (a GeGeGe no Kitaro-themed café) near Jindaiji Temple during my first shrine visit of the year.


A single sheet packed with 150 different yokai!

Their small size makes them perfect for the Weeks’ monthly calendar!


An important date* for a freelancer like me. I wrote it in my techo a day early (a small lesson learned!). *Calendar's text reads: tax return

The back of the sticker sheet has a QR code for a website where you can look up the names of all the yokai. This is a relief for a total beginner like me, who only really knows the famous ones like “Sunakake-babaa.”By the way, the yokai pictured above are “Sazae-oni” and “Kijimuna.”

Finally, I’d like to introduce my Hobonichi Whiteboard Calendar.


My family's schedule got scribbled in the second it arrived. There's a note for the “Dentist” that I would surely have forgotten otherwise.

Since I started using this last year, it has become indispensable. My schedule for the month naturally catches my eye every day, which helps me live with a bit more foresight...! Because you can write and erase freely, I can jot down tentative plans without any hesitation, which really suits my personality.


That thing is here, too. (I really should just finish it and get it over with...)

Writing this Techo News entry made me realize how grateful I am that tools like these exist—tools that allow even a scatterbrain like me to manage my belongings and my schedule. (And to the yokai: thank you for the touch of humor...)

Please continue to enjoy the “Obsessed with this Stationery” stories from the rest of the techo team!

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