A new gift set iyo okumi: Hobonichi 5-Year Techo Gift Set - haconiwa
Embroidery artist and illustrator iyo okumi specially designed the box for this unique embroidered cover + pencil board + brand card set.
2025
NEW!
HOBONICHI 5-Year Techo
HOBONICHI 5-Year Techo
The one-of-a-kind
Life Book that takes
5 years to make
What will things be like
5 years from
now?
What were you doing
5 years
ago?
You can write anything you want: what you ate,
where you went, who you met. The
weather,
blooming flowers, casual
conversations shared with others, everyday little events
that happen in your life — they’re all things you can
write in your techo.
By collecting one, three, five years of entries, the book will become your very own, with unique entries you’ll feel happy going back through.
Take a moment each day to write things down little by little.
View 5 years of today
at a glance
The left-hand page features 5 rows, each representing a different year on the same date. The year is listed in order from top down.
The right-hand page is a blank memo page.
This will become a Life Book
that’s the only of its kind in
the world.
It takes 5 years to make,
and the reading audience is
your future self.
Features for more
pleasant use
The 5-Year Techo has seven features that make it easy to continue using over the span of 5 years.
1
Opens flat 180 degrees for ease of writing
The book has some depth at 25mm thick, yet opens flat 180 degrees. This removes any stress about needing to push the pages down to keep the book open, and makes it easy to write in.
2
Thin and light planner paper
The Tomoe River paper has been improved to be even better to write on. The thin pages allow the 5-Year Techo to stay light and avoid too much bulk.
3
Durable bookbinding
The 5-Year Techo is durable thanks to its stitch binding that accommodates opening and closing the book every day for years. You don’t have to worry about the bookbinding giving out.
4
Soft and supple material
The fact that this techo gets handled every day for five years means it warrants a smooth yet sturdy feel. It’s a softcover book made with soft PVC.
5
High quality bookbinding
The book is so beautiful that it can blend in nicely with wherever you put it, whether it be the living room, dining room, or bedroom.
6
Two sizes to choose from
You can take your pick between the compact A6 size book and the roomy A5 book with more space to write.
7
Daily quotes
Each date has a specially curated quote on the bottom of the right-hand page. Having a tidbit of reading material can also provide a hint for what to write about.
Basic specifications
Hobonichi
5-Year Techo
Jan 2025 - Dec 2029
*only available with
January-start
- Cover size
- 153 x 113 mm
- Page count
- 752 pages
- Book thickness
- About 25mm
- Weight
- About 330g
Large Hobonichi
5-Year Techo
Jan 2025 - Dec 2029
*only available with
January-start
- Cover size
- 214 x 156 mm
- Page count
- 752 pages
- Book thickness
- About 25mm
- Weight
- About 670g
How to use
Diary/notebook
Example : Birthday records
Having the same date across a single page lets you list out things like your grandmother’s age or what you talked about with her on the phone that day. By writing out short notes about your work or shopping date, the delight of looking back on those memories will only get better.
Parenting journal
Example : Pregnancy / delivery / parenting journal
5 years can encompass the full span of life events like pregnancy, delivery, and raising your child. That time really flies, but at the same time, those 5 years are filled with things to talk about. Don’t push yourself, though! It’s more than enough to just sit down and write when you’ve actually got a moment to do so.
Growth records
Example : Tracking the time from graduation to getting a job
You can see how you’ve grown and changed across your first 5 years in society as an adult. Even if you’re tracking simple things like temperature, weather conditions, and a single line about the day, you’ll have 5 years’ worth of precious memories. Setting a rule like only needing one line for the day can make it much easier to consistently stay on top of.
Other
usage
examples
You can journal about things you’ve spoken about with others, or things people have told you or given you. You can also write about work in order to use it as a reference for subsequent years.
Letters, wrappers, and other items can make you happy when you come across it in the future, so paste them into your pages without worrying about the book getting thick.
If there’s some good news, you can paste in the newspaper article or make it easier to find later by adding a header to the entry with a thick pen.
Keep a journal about your daily life with your pup and track their health. Using a different color pen per year makes it easier to reference the entries on the right-hand page.
Write about you and your family. Keep special memories by doing things like taping in the sample swatch you used when deciding the new color of a room, or taping in a lock of your child’s hair after a haircut.
Keep a parenting journal that focuses on your children. The Large Hobonichi 5-Year Techo has plenty of space for you to use, which makes it easy to read back through.
Articles to learn more
about the Hobonichi
5-Year Techo
Hobonichi Techo users and Hobonichi staff share their anecdotes about 5-year spans
Special cover
Dressing my partner of 5 years in a cover that’s uniquely me
There are a selection of covers specially designed for the Hobonichi 5-Year Techo. By picking out your favorite cover, you’ll feel an even closer sense of attachment to your book, and it will be even more unique to you.
Gift set
This gift is perfect for anyone reaching a milestone in their life.
Getting a job, getting married, having a child, starting a business, starting school... there are so many milestones in our lives that serve as perfect opportunities for the gift of a Hobonichi 5-Year Techo, either for loved ones or as a gift to yourself.
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