Bow & Tie: Snake Toy Weeks Hardcover Book / Weekly Horizontal / ENG or JPN edition / Jan start / Mon start - Techo Lineup

Bow & TieSnake ToyWeeks Hardcover Book / Weekly Horizontal / 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 cover has been constructed as a light, hardcover book with some give to it so it still bends.

When you order this Hobonichi Techo Weeks, you’ll receive a clear, adhesive corner pocket you can stick anywhere you like.

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 Weeks book has space for writing in plans or journal entries, and it also has 69 pages of grid paper memo pages in the back (73 pages in the English edition). The back of the book contains bonus pages, including Sample Symbols and Icons and Oodles of Noodles.

The Hobonichi Techo 2025 Weeks book comes in either English or Japanese. If you love this cover, then you can pick out which language you’d like in that book.

*The English edition book only comes as the January-start version.

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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*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 ToyWeeks Hardcover Book / Weekly Horizontal / ENG or JPN edition / Jan start / Mon start

¥2,970(incl. tax)

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Specifications

Size	H: 188 x W: 94 x T: 11 mm / H: 7.4" x W: 3.7" x T: 0.4" *Specifications may vary slightly
Weight	Approx. 138 g
Main material	Polyester / Paper

Weeks Book (English / January Start)

Language	English
Pages	240 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.55 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2024, 2025, 2026
Yearly Index	Jan. - Dec. 2025 (2 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
Daily Quotes	One per week (English)
Weekly Calendar	Nov. 25, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2026 (116 pages) *All weekly pages include quotes.
Graph Paper	73 pages
Bonus Pages	Shorthand Note-Taking / Using Common Items to Measure Size / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / Oodles of Noodles / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Addresses / Personal Notes
Listed Information	Week of the year / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Other	See the Exploring Each Type page for more details

Weeks Book (Japanese / January Start)

Language	Japanese
Pages	240 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.55 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2024, 2025, 2026
Yearly Index	Jan. - Dec. 2025 (2 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
Daily Quotes	One per week (Japanese)
Weekly Pages	Nov. 25, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2026 (116 pages) *All weekly pages include quotes.
Graph Paper	69 pages
Bonus Pages	Shorthand Note-Taking / Using Common Items to Measure Size / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / Recommended Noodle List of 47 Prefectures / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / 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)
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.

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.

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.
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.

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