Akira MinagawaStrangers No MoreWeeks Hardcover Book (Japanese)
This Weeks cover features artwork by designer Akira Minagawa, who created the piece as a cover for Shigesato Itoi’s compilation Strangers No More.
Just looking at this piece, with its thick penciled stripes and light green, pink and blue watercolors, can give you a nice feeling, as if an array of colors, lights, breezes, and even sounds and words were raining down from the sky.
This cropped version of Minagawa’s art, formatted for the Weeks cover, allows you to see it from a new perspective. This warm, lighthearted Weeks book makes an excellent companion for the year ahead.
When you order this Hobonichi Techo Weeks, you’ll receive a clear, adhesive corner pocket you can stick anywhere you like.
When you purchase your Hobonichi Techo through the online Hobonichi Store, you will receive a free 2020-edition (red pen body) Hobonichi Store exclusive 3-color Jetstream ballpoint pen.
*The ballpoint pen has ended. 
If you’d like storage space or a way to change up the look of your Weeks book, you can customize your book by pairing it with a Weeks cover.
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About Akira Minagawa
Designer born in Tokyo in 1967. Established the fashion brand minä in 1995 (name changed to minä perhonen in 2003). Aims to create designs with timeless color schemes and looks. Using textiles featuring his original designs filled with imagination, he creates not only clothing items but upholstery for interior decorations and furniture, designs for ceramic porcelain, and other lifestyle goods. Collaborates with other textile brands such as Kvadrat in Denmark and Klippan in Sweden and creates illustrations for the Asahi Shimbun.
https://www.mina-perhonen.jp/en
Interviews with minä perhonen’s Akira Minagawa on Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun:
From a Single Grain of Wheat (Japanese)
The Fish Market and the Sewing Machine (Japanese)
Staff List
- Photographer
- Styled Images: Kosuke Matsuki / Product Detail: Hiroyuki Oe
- Stylist
- Aya Yamanaka
- Makeup & Hair
- Yuka Toyama
- Model
- Minami Ohba (Now Fashion Agency)
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Specifications
- Overview
Size W: 94 x H: 188 x T: 10 mm / W: 3.7" x H: 7.4" x T: 0.4"
*Specifications may vary slightlyWeight Approx. 130 g Main material Paper fabric, paper - Weeks Book (Japanese / April Start)
Language Japanese Pages 240 pages Binding Stitch-binding Paper Type Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners. Graph Paper Size 3.55 mm Yearly Calendar 2019, 2020, 2021 Yearly Index Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2021 (2 pages) Monthly Calendar Mar. 2020 - Apr. 2021 (28 pages) Weekly Quotes One per week (Japanese) Weekly Calendar Feb. 24, 2020 - Apr. 4, 2021 (116 pages)
*All weekly pages include quotes.Graph Paper 73 pages Informational Pages Shorthand Note-Taking / Graph Paper / Using Common Items to Measure Size / Solar Terms / My 100 / Enjoy Your Techo with Letter Art / World History in the Scale of a Single Year / Emergency Preparedness / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Useful Links / Contact List / Personal Notes Listed Information Week of the year / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese calendar) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon) - Weeks Book (Japanese / January Start)
Language Japanese Pages 240 pages Binding Stitch-binding Paper Type Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners. Graph Paper Size 3.55 mm Yearly Calendar 2019, 2020, 2021 Yearly Index Jan. - Dec. 2020 (2 pages) Monthly Calendar Dec. 2019 - Mar. 2021 (32 pages) Weekly Quotes One per week (Japanese) Weekly Calendar Nov. 25, 2019 - Jan. 3, 2021 (116 pages)
*All weekly pages include quotes.Graph Paper 69 pages Informational Pages Shorthand Note-Taking / Graph Paper / Using Common Items to Measure Size / Solar Terms / My 100 / Enjoy Your Techo with Letter Art / World History in the Scale of a Single Year / Emergency Preparedness / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Useful Links / Contact List / Personal Notes Listed Information Week of the year / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese calendar) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Please Read Before You Buy
In order to provide you with the most satisfaction for your product, we've compiled a list of warnings, potential issues, and tips to keep in mind for this particular product. Please be sure to read this information carefully before placing your order.
- Test fountain pens before regular use
The Hobonichi Techo's Tomoe River paper is designed to prevent bleed-through, but some fountain pens and water-based ink pens are not compatible with this paper. When switching to a new pen, we recommend testing the pen somewhere in the book, such as the back memo pages, to see if the ink bleeds through or takes an especially long time to dry.
- Cover corners are slightly bumpy and shiny
The corners of the cover contain light traces of press marks, shines, and lumps. This is an unavoidable part of the manufacturing process.
- Imprinted year numbers may peel
The numbers of the year are stamped onto the cover in metallic or other colored leaf, so strong rubbing or everyday use may cause the numbers to peel off.
- Avoid storing in hot and humid places
Please avoid storing your product in hot, humid places or placing it atop other objects for long periods of time as this may result in lower quality and color stains.
