Bow & Tie: Snake Toy HON / A6 Size / Daily / ENG or JPN edition / Jan start / Mon start - Techo Lineup

Bow & TieSnake ToyHON / A6 Size / Daily / ENG or JPN edition / Jan start / Mon start

2025 New

The Bow & Tie series is covered with the same textured, shiny fabric used in neckties. The material has a beautiful gloss and is soft to the touch.

In the Snake Toy pattern, toy-like snakes are lined up on a light gray-beige cover. The design has a cute retro feel, like toys that change shapes when played with. The necktie weave expresses even the most minor details of the snakes in various poses. The fabric used for neckties has a weave texture that is pleasant to the touch and has an appealing silky luster.

It would be great to have it as a good-luck item; the snake is the animal of the Japanese zodiac for the year 2025. You can find snakes with unique expressions, such as bending in an S-shape, coiling, and a gentleman snake with a silk hat and a pipe in its mouth.

The book spine is foil-pressed in silver with the year 2025 and the HON logo for easy reference when placed in your bookshelf alongside other books.

The bookbinding on the HON has thread-stitch binding similar to the Hobonichi Techo Original, so it opens 180 degrees onto the table. It stays flat even if you don’t hold it down.

The book uses thin and light yet durable Tomoe River paper. This paper that underwent an overhaul with the 2024 edition techo is more resistant to bleed through, lighter despite being the same thickness, and has a smoother surface by adjusting the fibers of the paper.

The back of the book has bonus pages, including Sample Symbols and Icons, How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary, and Oodles of Noodles.

As a special exclusive only for the HON, this techo comes with a pencil board. The board is A6 size and clear, with 5mm grid lines printed across it. There are measurements printed along one side in 1mm increments, which allow for use as a ruler. It also has a pen holder attached to it where users can store pens by their clips.

The Hobonichi Techo HON comes in either English or Japanese. If you love this cover, then you can pick out which language you’d like in that book.

*Both the English and Japanese editions of the HON only come as January-start versions.

*A portion of the sales of this techo book will be distributed to certified animal welfare organizations by Animal Donation, a public interest corporation.

Cute Japanese motifs that delight users around the world

The Bow & Tie series, in which the necktie weave creates different patterns, comes in three patterns for the 2025 edition. The Weeks Mega books are available for the first time, in addition to the Weeks and HON. (The HON is only available in Snake Toy and Sushi)

The Snake Toy design featuring snakes is part of the Japanese zodiac sign series for the 2025 edition. We designed the snakes to pose in various ways, like the toy that can be transformed by rotating blocks. We sometimes add a “lucky charm” pattern in the sequential motif — in Snake Toy, you can find a gentleman snake in a silk hat smoking a pipe. All the snakes are adorable in their comical expressions.

Sushi was designed as a uniquely Japanese motif, considering that the Hobonichi Techo is used worldwide. You might enjoy the high-end sushi items on fine plates compared to the other ones. As a “lucky charm” for this design, we added some “gari” pickled ginger on the side of the sea urchin sushi plate. In this design, the diagonal line shown in the Bow & Tie series covers looks like a conveyor belt sushi lane.

The weave depicts the fine watercolor-like detail, including the shading on each fruit in the Cherry design. The sky-blue background makes the cherries seem to be growing freely in the sunlight. The branches that bore four cherries have cherry blossom flowers blooming, which is the “lucky charm” of this design. Please take a look at where they are once you receive your techo — each individual cover has different placements of the fruit!

The fact that such a detailed pattern can be achieved with the weaving technique of a necktie might one “Japan-like” aspect of this series. Whatever country or culture you are from, we hope you will choose your favorite from the Bow & Tie series, which now includes more patterns and types.

Introduction to the Bow & Tie series products

(Hobonichi Techo 2025 lineup)

Staff List

Photographer: Styled Images: Masaki Miyashita (hannah) / Product Detail: Hiroyuki Oe
Stylist: Mari Nagasaka

Bow & TieSnake ToyHON / A6 Size / Daily / ENG or JPN edition / Jan start / Mon start

¥3,300 - ¥3,850(incl. tax)

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Available

Specifications

Size	A6 size H: 156 x W: 110 x T: 17 mm / H: 6.1" x W: 4.3" x T: 0.7" *Specifications may vary slightly
Weight	Approx. 211 g
Main material	Polyester / Paper

Book (HON English Edition / English / January Start)

Language	English
Pages	464 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.7 mm *Monthly calendar pages are 3.45 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2024, 2025, 2026
Yearly Index	Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (8 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
Daily Pages	Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2025 (377 pages) A blank two-page spread is featured at the beginning to provide a free area when starting out the book. A page is included at the beginning of each month to help in planning ahead. Every two-page spread includes one daily quote. Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday-start).
Daily Quotes	One quote per two-page spread (English)
Weekly Pages	Not included
Memo Pages	17 pages
Bonus Pages	Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary / Oodles of Noodles / Words to Remember / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Looking Back at the Year 2025 / Getting the Most Out of Your Hobonichi Techo / Gifts / Addresses / Personal Notes
Listed Information	Day of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Other	See the Exploring Each Type page for more details

Book (HON / Japanese / January Start)

Language	Japanese
Pages	464 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.7 mm *Monthly pages are 3.45 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2024, 2025, 2026
Yearly Index	Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (8 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
Daily Pages	Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2025 (377 pages) A blank two-page spread is featured at the beginning to provide a free area when starting out the book. A page is included at the beginning of each month to help in planning ahead. All daily pages include daily quotes. Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday- / Sunday-start).
Daily Quotes	One per day (Japanese)
Weekly Pages	Not included
Memo Pages	15 pages
Bonus Pages	Time Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary / Recommended Noodle List of 47 Prefectures / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Gifts / Age Table / Addresses (for 6 people) / Personal Notes
Listed Information	Day of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars) / Old lunar calendar / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar) (listed on monthly calendars) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Other	See the Exploring Each Type page for more details

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.
Pattern alignment varies by product: The patterned fabric has not been aligned to a specific layout, so the placement of each design will vary by product. The product will not be an exact replica of the one in the product photographs.
Use caution around sharp objects: The material in this product snags easily on sharp objects, so please handle with care.
Characteristics of materials and product design may result in white spots on the edges and corners of the front and back.: Characteristics of materials and product design may result in white spots on the edges and corners of the front and back. The corners of the cover contain light traces of press marks, shines, and lumps. This is an unavoidable part of the manufacturing process.

Not for use with Hobonichi Techo covers and Cover on Covers: This item has thickness to it and is firm, so it cannot be used with techo covers. Forcing it into a cover may damage the products. The Cover on Cover cannot be directly used over the HON. Please use the Clear Cover made for the HON.
*We do not recommend using the Clear Cover for products that use glossy paper (PP coated) for the cover material.
About the included pencil board: The pen hook on the pencil board can hold a pen by its clip.
Apology and correction for Daily Quotes in the Japanese Hobonichi Techo 2025 books: There was an error in the Daily Quotes section on the daily pages of the Japanese Hobonichi Techo 2025 book, specifically on February 7.
Incorrect: ギネス®世界記録
Correct: ギネス世界記録®
We deeply apologize for the error in the published content.

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