Hello, I'm Iwasawa from the techo team.

The Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you by Hobonichi Techo team members under various topics. This time, techo team members will look back on their past techo and share what they were glad they wrote or pasted in it!

I'm the first member to write under this theme, and what I thought was that I'm glad I pasted lots of things in! ...That was a bit vague, wasn't it. More specifically, I'm glad I pasted packages and labels of the food I ate, or menus from when I ate out.


I painstakingly peeled this off from a cookie can I received as a souvenir

I'm the type of person who forgets everything. Even if I thought something was yummy, I'd only remember that I thought it was tasty and not the food itself. However, when I paste menus and packages to my techo, they remind me of how nice the smell was, or how fluffy it was, and I'm able to relive that happy experience.


Did I actually eat this much?

The title of this Techo News "What is rubbish when thrown away turns into memories when pasted" is actually a slogan I share with my husband. If something seems like it will make us happy in the future, we'd paste them in our techo and not throw them away. I'd look back on my techo with my husband and have conversations like "Wasn't this so yummy?" "Should we order this again?" "Do you reckon we can but that sake we drank at that restaurant?" I like how pasting things in my techo creates times I spend with my husband like this.


Items I use to paste things in

Another way I write in my techo that I'm glad I did was write down memorable events of words and add a frame, or write using brush pens, so it stands out.


I don't even need to change colors - I just need to frame it.

This way, I'd know what struck my heart or what I thought was important at a glance, and it makes it more fun to look back on.

There was a phrase I found by doing so from January 2021. They were words by Jun Miura, who had appeared in a newsletter published by Hobonichi.


Words that saved my when I felt trapped.

"Think of it as a period to soak in our past memories."

It was an answer to a question that asked what we should do during lockdown, but I thought it was also fitting for this season when we take our time looking back on our techo.

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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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