The front of the planner book is made of strong card stock with a soft ivory hue, and includes the label “HOBONICHI TECHO 2020 cousin” printed in gray letters. The April-start version also lists the label “spring.”

The Cousin is the largest planner in the Hobonichi Techo lineup. At 148 mm x 210 mm (5.8" x 8.3"), the A5 size is twice the size of its A6 Original counterpart, so there’s plenty of room to use the Cousin for both business and pleasure.

The thin, light paper, called Tomoe River paper, is strong, resistant to bleeding, and allows ink to dispense smoothly across the paper — an ideal choice for a planner.

Special stitch-binding allows the planner to lay completely flat without having to hold it down.

The page corners are rounded to minimize creasing and damage to the edges when carried around or stored in a bag.

Serial numbers on the inside back cover give each planner a unique identity and make your planner your very own special book.

The weekly page is a special section only available in the Cousin edition. It contains one week per two-page spread, with 24-hour timetables labeled 0:00 to 24:00.

We’ve made the following changes in the 2020 edition:



-Adjusted the width between hour markers in the weekly pages.

After customer comments that it was too difficult to write in plans for 4-5 AM in the weekly pages, we’ve adjusted the spacing to make it easier to write in plans across a span of 24 hours.



Added:

-My 100
-Enjoy Your Techo with Letter Art (Japanese)

-Change Your Daily Perspective (Japanese)

-World History in the Scale of a Single Year (Japanese)



Removed:

-Words to Remember

-Tips on Living Life in a Good Mood (Japanese)

-Breakfast around the World (Japanese)

-Introduction to Reading Classical Literature



*The name of the new Japanese era Reiwa was announced after production of the books, so era names are not listed in the techo.