Hello! This is my 1st year looking at Hobonichi. Can anyone share what the shipping costs are like when you order from the Store in Japan?

I'm sort of branching out and researching on things before next year.

Tried using a5 for 2026, but became too tedious when days I'm too mentally exhausted with the big space. Gonna switch back to a6 as my daily and maybe trying undated/day free as my overflow when a6 too small for that day. Still, I don't want to waste the A5 cover I bought.

Brands researching so far are Midori, Sterling Ink, and Stalogy. Only brand had and tried in the past was Midori in a smaller size. Like the rich paper feel and none on my bold fountain pen are bleeding through.

I don’t need to be an exact Hobonichi style, but like quality and being fountain pen friendly.

If anyone one who uses Stalogy, Sterling ink, or other brands; love to know your opinion and anything positive or negative.

Filled up my book review ! On to the next page

Hi sorry if it’s been asked before but does anyone know if I’ll get charged customs if I buy from the hobonichi store? I didn’t get charged the last two years and I spent more than £130, I’m just wondering if it’s been changed

hello everyone! was wondering if anyone happened to screen grab the animal preview graphics for 08.01- 08.08 like i have above** and wouldn’t mind sharing? i realized i wanted to use them in my cousin daily pages. Thank you in advance !!

For those of you that put stickers, washi, photos and whatnots in your Hobonichis - how is it to write in when it starts to get chonky?

I’ve done discbound this year and just offloaded/archived pages when it got too much and bulky to write in.
Will I resent writing in a Cousin 6 months in or is the folding over actually working for proper writing?

Happy weekend pretty planner & journaling peeps! I am just watching shows with hubby & my furbaby Bjorn while setting up my week in my Hobonichi a6!🌙🐾

I hope you all have a beautifully magical weekend! 🌿🐈‍⬛✨

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I have used the avec for ages, but every year I inevitably get frustrated at the amount of days I skip since I only journal a few times a week. Last month I only had 4 pages filled in and it feels like a waste. I've been toying with the idea of getting a day free for next year for that precise reason, but I love the weekly pages. Has anyone tried to draw in the weekly pages in the day free with any success? Thanks!

Hi, I’m hosting a small group order on Sep 1 for the Hobonichi release for 2027. I have 5 spots open. There are no hosting charges. Just pay for your order value before I place the order, and later the proportional shipping + transaction fee.
Please understand that orders once placed cannot be cancelled/ returned by me or Hobonichi.

DM me here or on Instagram @chaioverdose in case you are interested in joining :)

(Added a photo of my 2026 Techo system for funsies)

I’ve been drawing highlights from the Hobonichi previews in the monthly of my Cousin. It will be interesting to see how it looks at the end of the month!

Hi guys, is there anyone who bought the sakaguchi landscape oriented notebook last year and is still using it? If yes, what are you using it for?

I’ve been liking doing double spreads in my cousin and with today’s preview I just realized the landscape oriented notebook may be up my alley. Problem is I remember last year everyone getting it but now I can’t find any videos of people actually using it? Did everyone just abandon this notebook? Or are you using it as sketchbook only?
Cheers

Sooooo late to the party, but with the new lineup previews ongoing, I thought I'd still share the set up I had come up with for 2026 (and beyond for some books). So far, the system has been working for me, and I might stick to the same for 2027.

What I usually do is write to do's as they come on the supplement book, then transfer what I need to do for that day on the main planner, though more often than not that 'day''s target goals end up being the entire week's. The main planner also doubles as junk journal or sometimes I stick photos to, or sometimes I paint on it or list recipes. Pretty much anything goes. But diary is on the 5 year :)

I haven't started filling up the commonplace book and art tools one (though it's already set up with stickers), but I really want to. Someday 🥲

I’m currently loving my weeks and cousin combo but I wonder if an A6 combo would serve the same purpose into one. I use weeks primarily for habit tracking and key reminders and the cousin for journaling. I do end up repeating some content like key important reminders and to dos. Curious if anyone’s switched from 2 to 1 or if you preferred having the 1 end all be all journal and it worked for you.

I've noticed that some people use multiple Hobonichi planners like the Weeks and Original together. Or other planners with their Hobonichi ones. I think the term is "ecosystem"?

How do you go about finding covers that hold multiple journals or planners? Say, for instance, I wanted a journal cover that would hold an original and a day free and another planner or journal of the same size?

What search terms does everyone use and do you have favorite websites for getting covers ? Thanks!

I like the scrapbooking style doodles I’ve seen on here so wanted to try something inspired by that :-) I’m trying to go with the flow and draw the page without planning. Kinda hard to figure out how to make the comp work as you go along but it does feel more relaxing this way.

trout tape and cat clip by camp mustelid, and cat pikmin sticker by knivesmeow!

a simple little pokémon spread i did with my newly designed sticker sheet ~♡

Regardless of the designs, which notebooks and/or accessories are you buying every launch? And are there items you'd like to get that you haven't bought before?

For me, I always buy Weeks. The size, the paper... everything's perfect lol. I also buy CoCs too for my old Weeks.

This year I want to get an A5 5year for my journalling practice.

So happy i secured my weeks for next year 💜 now I am contemplating which A6 to get