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The Hobonichi Techo (ほぼ日手帳, Hobonichi Techō) is a popular Japanese brand of notebook/daily planner manufactured by Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun, also known as Hobonichi (ほぼ日). These planners come in a variety of sizes, layouts, and intended uses. Most are printed on Tomoe River paper.
| Planner | Size | Layout | Ideal Use | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobonichi Techo Original | A6 | Daily | Journaling, Planning | Quotes, One page per day |
| Hobonichi Techo Cousin | A5 | Daily, Weekly, Monthly | Journaling, Planning | Large pages, Weekly vertical Layouts |
| Hobonichi Weeks | Slim, wallet size, portable | Weekly, Monthly, Blank | Journaling, Planning | One page per week, Quotes, Note pages |
| Hobonichi Weeks Mega | thicker than Weeks, more note/open pages | Weekly, Monthly, Blank | Journaling, Planning, Note Taking | Same as week, More note pages |
| Hobonichi Day Free | A6 or A5 | Monthly, Blank | Flexible | Monthly calendar, Free graph pages |
| Hobonichi 5 Year Techno | A6 or A5 | 5 Year Journal/Planner | Memory keeping, Long Term Planning | Each spread shows the same date across 5 Years |
Starting with the 2023 planner year, Hobonichi began offering their A5 Cousin and A6 original planners in a HON version. These versions have thicker, cardboard covers with preprinted designs and the inclusion of 2 ribbon bookmarks and a pencil board. These HON planners are meant to be used as an all-in-one package, as opposed to the traditional planners which are meant to be paired with one of Hobonichi's covers (sold separately) to protect the book and provide pockets, a pen loop, and ribbon bookmarks.
In 2013, Hobonichi collaborated with designer brand ARTS&SCIENCE to release an English-language version of the planner for the first time. The English planner was originally available only in A6 size, differentiated by a black cover with gold stamped Japanese characters for “planner”, Techō (手帳), and the ARTS&SCIENCE logo, as opposed to the cream cover of the Japanese version. The planner year 2023 was the first year Hobonichi began offering their traditional Japanese-only layout with the cream cover in an English printed version in addition to the existing ARTS&SCIENCE English planner. This English printed version is also now available for the A5 Cousin size and the Weeks and Weeks Mega planners. The Avec versions of the planners where the year is split between two books, remain Japanese only.
