This A6-size book has pages dated across a 5-year span. The textured cover is a calming shade of brown with the years foil-pressed in gold, and the book contains a dark brown bookmark for a complete look that works well without adding an additional cover.



Each page contains the same, easy-to-use 3.7 mm graph paper as the A6 Hobonichi Techo Original, making it perfect for writing or drawing. The paper is a subtle cream color that’s easy on the eyes, and the printing is charcoal gray to allow handwriting to stand out from the page.



On each spread, the left page has the date and day of the week for all 5 years, for a simple and accommodating design. And while the page contains a total of 5 days, each day has 178 graph-paper squares that allow you to either fill the day with lots of writing or write a single sentence and feel satisfied with the entry. It’s a perfect setup for those who are worried about being able to continue using a book for 5 years.

The right page is a blank page for anything you’d like — continuing entries you couldn’t fit on the left, jotting notes you’d like to leave for other years, pasting items, and more. The Japanese daily quotes on the bottom of the page are excerpts from Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun articles from the past 10 years.

The book has the same thread-stitch binding as a dictionary, allowing it to lay flat open for comfortable writing. The Tomoe River paper provides an especially smooth writing experience, with thin, light paper that allows the book to have 752 pages while staying compact. The paper is a gentle cream color that’s easy on the eyes.

The start of the book contains a yearly calendar across the 5-year span. The back of the book contains useful pages such as “A Year Per Page” memo pages, “Gifts” for tracking gifts given and received, “Addresses” to list important contact information, “My Lists” for making a list of any theme of your choice, “Human History in 2 Pages” for informational reading material, and “Personal Notes” to record information about yourself. (These pages are in Japanese.)

The Hobonichi 5-Year Techo will be delivered in a bright yellow paper box. The box will contain a user manual and a test sheet of paper for you to get a feel for the paper and test pen or ink compatibility.

Hobonichi 5-Year Techos purchased through the Hobonichi Store come with a Hobonichi Store exclusive, a cloth “Kind-of-secret Bag” to hold the book. The bag is shaped like an envelope that closes with a wrap-around string. You may find yourself wanting to write some private entries at some point during the 5-year span, and this bag will help you store your book in privacy; the string-sealed bag will make others think twice about sneaking a peek.

Also available:
-Leather cover for the Hobonichi 5-year Techo