minä perhonenTote Bag - jellybeans + tambourine
- 2025 New
This small tote bag is made with the same textile used in the minä perhonen Hobonichi Techo jellybeans + tambourine cover. The bag is big enough to fit a Hobonichi Techo Cousin along with your wallet and any other personal items you’ll need when you’re out.
This textile combines the “jellybeans” pattern that once appeared in the Hobonichi Techo and the “tambourine” pattern that has been loved by many for a long time. The playful design features fluffy romantic droplets colored with watercolor and circles drawn with embroidered dots — two different shapes of “circles” that joyfully overlap.
The material is a light and pleasant linen, offering a comfortable touch. The unique texture of the “tambourine” embroidery on the top adds a fun touch.
This “jellybeans + tambourine” tote bag will let you carry around a bright and fresh mind. We also recommend using this bag with a matching techo cover. 
About minä perhonen
minä perhonen is a brand created by designer Akira Minagawa.
First founded in 1995 under the name minä, and renamed “minä perhonen” in 2003. In Finnish, “minä” means “I,” and “perhonen” means “butterfly,” expressing Minagawa’s hopes to create designs as light-hearted and beautiful as a butterfly’s flapping wings.
https://www.mina-perhonen.jp/en/
Interviews with minä perhonen’s Akira Minagawa
- Continuing to create. Continuing to think. (Japanese)
- From a Single Grain of Wheat (Japanese)
- The Fish Market and the Sewing Machine (Japanese)
- The Focus of Design (Japanese)
Introduction to the minä perhonen series products
(Hobonichi Techo 2025 lineup)
Staff List
- Photographer
- Styled Images: Mihoko Sakamoto / Product Detail: Hiroyuki Oe
- Stylist
- Ami Kanno
- Makeup & Hair
- Misuzu Mogi
- Model
- Maho Aikawa
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- minä perhonenTote Bag - jellybeans + tambourine
- ¥10,450(incl. tax)
Specifications
Size H: 285 x W: 225 x T: 5 mm / H: 11.2" x W: 8.9" x T: 0.2" Weight Approx. 96 g Main material Exterior: Linen, cotton / Interior: Polyester
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.
- Items are made one at a time by artisans, so specifications may vary slightly.
Best efforts are made to ensure consistent sizes and specifications, but there may be slight differences.
- Embroidered designs may be slightly distorted
Due to the varied thickness of the material, embroidered designs may appear slightly bent.
- Coloring may stain other objects
The dye in the cover may stain other objects if it rubs against or sticks to them, especially if the cover is wet from water or sweat from your hands. Please store with care.
- Inquiries about the minä perhonen collaboration covers
These Hobonichi Techo cover designs were directed by minä perhonen, but produced by Hobonichi. Inquiries about these covers cannot be answered at minä perhonen shop locations, so please contact the Hobonichi Store with any questions or concerns.
- 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.
User recommendations
If you’ve used any of these products, we welcome your notes on what you like about them or what led you to buy them so we can share it with customers who are currently considering these products. We’d also love to welcome comments from customers who purchased their techo outside the Hobonichi Store or received their book as a gift.