The lovely folk over at Pocket Notebooks are offering one of my lucky readers the chance to win an A6 Hobonichi Techo Planner, and I am bursting to share more about it and get this competition under way so that the winner will have it in plenty of time to get organised for the new year.
Here it is, the planner from Japan with something of a cult following…
This is A6 so its nice and lightweight and comfortable to carry around with you. It has lay-flat binding making it easy to open and work on.
Inside, at the bottom of each double page spread, are quotes for you to ruminate on and enjoy daily. The pages are made from Tomoe river paper, which feels smooth and thin in your hands, a bit like tracing paper only thicker, and so beautiful to write on.
There are month to view pages….
Then there are page a days…
A full page for each day, broken into segments if you choose to do so, only by the ’12’ and cutlery icons on the left. I like them, as they give me a feeling of structure, without being confined by them. Hobonichi’s are made for planning, doodling, thinking, journaling, drawing, scrapbooking, whatever suits you best.
At the back are several pages for notes and doodles, along with some general useful information such as holidays, size guides and so forth. There are are also a few pages about Japan which I enjoyed reading.
The verdict? I am in love. Officially in love. With the Hobonichi.
I’m looking forward to using it. I already know that I’m going to be stalking Hobonichi fan sites and IG accounts whilst I prepare to use mine. I feel like I’ve become somehow more stylish and current just by owning one!
Looking for more inspiration on how you’d use it? Here are a few handy Hobonichi posts that I found to give you more ideas:
50 Ways to Use your Hobonichi Planner
A whole Hobonichi Love site, sharing stacks of images and ideas.
It’s designed to be versatile, allowing you to be as creative as you want with it, as you can see here.
And I love this Instagram image of a Hobonichi in action.
As I said, I do now have a Hobonichi Techo Planner to give away to one of my readers. To be in with a chance, enter using the rafflecopter below. The competition ends at 12am 10th December 2015, open to UK entrants only. Good luck!
What do you like about the Hobonichi?
Disclosure: I received the Hobonichi FOC for the purposes of this post, but all effusiveness remains my own
This has to be so useful!
I love what looks like motivational words and phrases at the bottom – but I love everything about it!
I’ve never heard of hobonichi before!!! I love the quotes on each page
I love the size and the fact there is one page per day!
I love the fact that the paper is so fine but still allows the use of fountain pens, the size is great for an everyday carry – not too big to carry in a bag but plenty of room for all your daily, and diary needs. Lastly, the accessories that allow you to customise and personalise to your hearts content
I love the daily facts!
Such a change from the hurly burly of modern technology – nice to just stop and contemplate what is important and what is not.
Love the fact you get a Page a Day – and inspirational quotes are always good to set you up for the day 🙂
Omg what’s not to love about this notebook! The month to view alongside page a day looks handy for planning.
An easier question would be what don’t I love about it!!
I like the layout, I love the month to view, and the quotes seem great to sit and ponder awhile 🙂
A great competition x
the clean design and able to have a page for each day
its fantastic love the quotes
I love the inspirational quotes.
Page a days! Really handy for me and what I need it for
The whole idea of iris amazing
I first heard of the Hobonichi about a year ago and have coveted one ever since, I like the style of it, the size, the whole package really !! ?
I love it’s versatility and the inspirational quotes.
I love the sound of the quotes – though everything about it looks really great =)
Those squares are fantastic for bullet journalling!!! I haven’t sorted my 2016 planner out yet….
Perfect for bullet journaling! I won’t be entering as we live in Canada but I love the look of this journal!
I love that there is a month view and page per day – and the quotes!
I like this planner because it is so versatile. I wouldn’t have to buy special stickers to fit in any boxes because the pages are lovely and blank and you can go to town with whatever you’d like to include with them. I already have a day to day diary but I would probably use this as some kind of journal and a way of remembering things my son has said that made me laugh plus keep a record of memories and days out. Such a lovely book and I’m fascinated with some of the ways people have used them!
I love the inspirational quotes for each day. Also the combination of page a day and planner would be very useful
I love that. That 4 mm grid is so smart!
I love the look of the diary and the motivational quotes at the bottom of the pages.
A page per day is also always useful!
I love that there are both month to view and page a day options and plenty of space for doodles!
I love the paper of the Hobonichi – and the fact that it has grid paper – one of my favourite kinds!!
I have been lusting after the Hobonichi for a while but didn’t think I could justify the spend *prays to rafflecopter gods* 😉
The little words of advice on each page.
This looks so stylish for something so useful! Beautiful ??
I like the quotes at the bottom of each page
Would make my life so much easier than using my wee scraps of paper
Super practical & stylish 😀 xx
everything but mainly the quotes
Everything! I love how different it is to other planners
Looks good quality, one of those tactile things that are nice to handle as well as use
I love that there’s lots of bits to do in there and it’s not just a diary 🙂
it has a high tech look about it which goes great with me
Its so unique. I love it. Especially the quotes on each page x
Love inspirational quotes – they make the day seem a little less tough sometimes!!
gorgeous and useful!
It looks like its thorough enough to get more organised but not so much that would put me off using it.
Love the layout and design options x would be so useful, now i have a baby i need to be so organised x
i like the daily quotes x
It is very tactile. I want to touch it! It has form and functionality. Extremely practical and well thought out. Very useful
I like the full day pages. I couldn’t fill it.
would really love to win one of these to help me with my dreadful organisational skills – this year has not gone to plan. I love that they have quotes at the bottom of each page. Lovely.
Sammy x
I can’t believe that it is A6 and a page a day! I have a fauxdori that this would fit inside nicely, off to have a look at these little planners in more details!
I like that it’s light weight and it has plenty of room in it for all my lists.
Love Love little segments, could keep my writing nice and neat
I would love to see the beautiful motivational quotes.
Good luck to all. ?
I love the quotes on the paes and that there is a month view and a day view this would be so perfect for helping me organise my blog!
I love the quotes at the bottom of each page, I always add an inspirational quote each day to my bullet journal helps to keep me inspired if I’m having a rough day.
I love the idea of the quotes on the pages. Very inspiring!
That does look cool.
I love that the pages can be used for drawing and sketching as well as writing. The paper is really high quality and will take fountain pen and paint as well as gel pen and biro so is perfect for artists as a visual journal as well as a regular diary.
It looks really clean and uncluttered if that makes any sense? Elegant.
All of the great advice at the bottom of each page.
As someone who can never get himself organised, the planner seems ideal. Especially liking the less linear structure of the individual day page; the Hobonichi love page really shows its potential.
I like that it looks very organised and has the motivational quotes at the bottom of the page
I like both the month to view and also the page a day options
It’s really useful and has lots of space
I like how it is both practical and useful.
Amazing! I recently found out about the magnificence of Japanese planners and I can’t wait to get one for 2016!
I like the lay flat binding, makes it so much easier to use. I love the different layouts, with day and whole month views.
I have been wanting to get my hands on the hobonichi planner for months now… here goes to hope >.<!
Thanks for this, I really like the little quotes on each page.
I like the month and day views.
I like the Tomoe River paper and the fact that you have a page a day to fill that’s not too big. Thanks for the chance to win!
I like the advice at the bottom of the pages
I love the fact that the book is small and relatively thin, but still gives you a whole page per day.
I like the notes and tips
I love the kanji on the cover. It would remind me of my time in Japan.
The quotes open up your thoughts.
I love the little hints at the bottom of the page
The sleek design and the day per page view would be perfect for work!
I love the daily facts
The pages about Japan
The clean lines and simplicity of the design
That you can use it to plan and journal with a bit of doodling as well
I would love to win this beauty of a prize
I love the way this planner is structured and organised and that it has a full page for each day.So many planners have a few lines for each day which is not enough.
The quotes are fun
no batterys needed and you just dump it in a bag not like my tablet pc.
The quotes are really interesting and useful and the grid lines would help me to keep everything looking neat and tidy! (@PeanutHog)
it makes the chore of planning a pleasure
i really like the amount of space on each page x
I like the full page for a day
The paper look beautiful to write on
Any motivational phrase on a planner helps me at the moment
Not heard of them before but love the look of them
Don’t have to worry about the battery dying
I love the size its big enough to write in but small enough to go in my handbag
I like how organised and structured it is, it would make the perfect planner for my better half. X
I would keep my entries tidy due to its symmetry
I like how organised it is and a nice layout
This is fantastic, love the quotes 🙂
I think it looks great. I used to get the palgrave student planners because of how organising they were and the additional helpful info. This looks like it could be a great non-student replacement
The fact that it would help me finally organise my life!
I love the fact there is a page per day and the quotes.
It’s very unique
I love the size
I love the grid paper! I did a stationery request on twitter the other evening for grid/ squared stationery and this is perfect!
I like full page for the day xx
Looks great, and like that it’s lightweight as they are normally quite hefty. Would love to win it.
the daily facts are ACE, plus so nicely set out