Hi, I’m Komata from the Hobonichi Techo team.

I brought an old techo that I found during the year-end house cleaning. It is the 2015 techo that I used eight years ago.



It was the year that I left my former job and took a vacation to travel to several places.

From April 1 to 10, I was in New York. I was based in an apartment in Brooklyn and spent the first four days with a friend in the U.S., and from the fifth day, I walked around on my own. I still remember what a wonderful time I had.





I looked back at what I wrote in the techo and found the detailed descriptions of where I went and what I did pretty interesting, different from what I would feel from seeing photos.

Still, I should have written more neatly; I can find some spelling mistakes here and there.

But looking at my handwriting, which could seem impulsively written, I could gradually feel the excitement, surprise, and joy at those times, even after eight years.

My Hobonichi Techo has what could have been written only “by myself on that day.” I will continue to treasure the techo books from the past and keep writing each day in 2024.

Below is some extra info I found along with the old techo book during my house cleaning.



This is a travel notebook that I have been keeping for a long time. It is from 2006 when I visited France (that was a long time ago!).









I loved Senoh Kappa’s “Kappa Peeked into Europe” book and did my best to take notes and draw my hotel room.

Back then, there were no smartphones or e-tickets. I was heading for the house in Giverny where Monet was born but took the wrong express train. When I got off, the station staff wrote me a note about the train I was supposed to take (the photo with the handwriting shows the note).

Although it has been 17 years since then, the memories of the time come flooding back when I open this notebook.




This is a notebook from a trip to Spain. I enjoyed bringing a notebook like this and summarizing the journey in it.

When I had an interview with Machi Tawara last year, I was delighted to hear from her that she also used to create a travel notebook for each of her trips.
(You might also enjoy the interview with Machi Tawara)

And at the end of last year, I decided to write another travel notebook for the first time in a long time, and visited Kurashiki. I would be happy if you could look at this page.

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To celebrate the Hobonichi Techo surpassing ten million all-time sales, we’re recruiting stories of everyone’s one-in-ten-million day. We’d love to hear about your own personal unforgettable day, and perhaps were glad you wrote it down in your techo. You will be able to submit your episode by clicking on the image below. We look forward to reading your submission!

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