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Hobonichi Graph Notebook

We created the Hobonichi Graph Notebook in response to requests for a standard notebook that feels just like the Hobonichi Techo. This cover was created in collaboration with illustrator Hiroko Kubotas work. Another night of falling star sparklers was a popular design for the 2024 edition Hobonichi Techo Weeks.

A dark, nightly landscape surrounded by the quiet air. If you listen closely, you might just hear the soft sound of the cats sparklers burning away.
The fireworks from the sparklers are depicted in aurora-colored foil, and the color shifts based on the angle at which you view the artwork, shining delicately as it catches your eye.

At the end of the line connecting the stars, on the back of the cover, there is a fox.
The eyebrows make for an exquisite expression.
At first the eye might go to the illustration of the sky, but the lived-in feeling of the cityscape is just as alluring. This beautiful design encapsulates the warmth and loneliness of a seaside landscape at night.

The notebook has thin and durable Tomoe River paper and opens completely flat. It comes in two sizes: A6 to match the Original, and A5 to match the Cousin. The A6 size notebook is 8mm thick and contains 240 pages, while the A5 size is 10mm thick and contains 288 pages. This gives you plenty of space to fill the notebooks to your hearts content.

The 3.7 millimeter graph paper is the same as that of the Hobonichi Techo Original and Cousin. The color of the ink on the page changes (red / blue / green / purple) every 60 pages in the A6 size, and every 72 pages in the A5 size. This makes it easy to split the book into several themes or use the colors as a way to more easily find old entries.

Because the book sizes match the A6 Original and A5 Cousin Hobonichi Techos, you can use these notebooks with a techo cover. The cover is great for storing items like pens or sticky notes and provides a very convenient user experience.

The notebook is a great supplement to the Hobonichi Techo, or simply a smaller-size notebook to keep by your side for filling with lots of writings or drawings.

H: 148 x W: 105 x T: 8 mm / H: 5.8″ x W: 4.1″ x T: 0.3″

What is Tomoe River paper?

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.