The Kokuyo Jibun Techo is the ultimate planner for those who plan their schedules down to
the last hour.
In this video, we’ll show the best pens, pencils, and accessories for the Jibun Techo.
Before we get started, let’s learn more about the paper inside.
If you're not familiar with the Jibun Techo, check out our overview guide in the card above.
Kokuyo uses two kinds of paper in the Jibun Techo.
THIN PAPER is found in the Diary, Lite Diary, DAYs Diary, and IDEA notebook.
At 52 gsm, this paper was designed to be durable while keeping planners slim.
MIO PAPER is Kokuyo’s premium paper and is more substantial than THIN PAPER.
Inks tend to dry faster on MIO PAPER, and it also has excellent resistance to showthrough
and bleedthrough.
This paper is used in the Biz Diary and LIFE notebook.
Now let’s get into the recommendations!
Pens & Pencils Best Gel Pen for the Kokuyo Jibun Techo THIN
PAPER THIN PAPER was made to be used with erasable
pens, so we just had to pair it with the Pilot FriXion.
This gel pen uses a special thermosensitive ink that turns invisible when exposed to heat.
By rubbing at the ink with the pen’s hard rubber eraser, you generate friction that
makes mistakes disappear.
Even though THIN PAPER is extremely lightweight, it’s also very durable, so you don’t have
to worry about wrinkling or tearing the paper.
You can write and rewrite changed plans until they stick.
Best Gel Pen for the Kokuyo Jibun Techo MIO PAPER
The chic Kokuyo ME Gel Pen is an excellent companion to the Biz Diary.
It is thoughtfully designed with small, useful details, such as a flattened section on the
grip to rest your thumb and a window in the barrel that shows the color of the ink inside.
It comes in six fresh body colors to match your style.
Best Highlighter The Kokuyo Mark+ Highlighter packs two ink
colors into one pen for color coordinated planning.
As an added bonus, this highlighter won’t smudge either of our gel pen picks!
There are two versions of the Mark+.
The Dual Tone Highlighter comes with two chisel tips, while the 2 Way Marker Pen has a chisel
tip on one end and a fineliner tip on the other.
You can choose between the Color Type highlighters, which match a saturated version of the ink
color with a more subdued hue; or the Gray Type highlighters, which pair a bright color with a gray ink.
As an added bonus, this highlighter won't smudge either of our gel pen picks.
Best Pencil Keep your writing crisp and consistent with
the Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil.
Its ingenious rotation mechanism rotates the lead every time you lift the pencil from the
paper, wearing down the lead evenly on all sides.
We prefer writing with a small tipped mechanical pencil like the 0.3 millimeter Kuru Toga.
It works well because of the planner's small grid size.
Pencils with small lead sizes allow you to pack as much information as you need into the planner.
Accessories Best Eraser
The Sakura Sumo Grip is one of our favorite erasers, and we’re happy to say that it
works well in the Jibun Techo.
The eraser is quite firm and only needs a light touch to erase marks.
We found that both THIN PAPER and MIO paper did not wrinkle under the Sumo Grip.
The retractable version is especially handy, but block erasers are also available if you prefer them.
Best Correction Tape Despite its humble appearances, you may find
that the Pentel Petit-Corre becomes an essential addition to your planner tools.
It dispenses correction tape that is a mere 2.5 millimeters wide.
The Petit-Corre is a little more than two and a half inches long, so it slips easily
into pen cases and pockets for on-the-go correcting.
Best Stickers Draw attention to important dates and tasks
with these Hightide See-Through Planner Stickers.
The transparent stickers are made from PET plastic and can be easily repositioned.
The five millimeter stickers fit neatly over dates in the Mini B6 Slim Jibun Techo, while
the 9 millimeter stickers can be used in the calendars of the A5 Slim size.
Best Sticky Notes These tiny Kokuyo Tack Memo Sticky Notes fit
perfectly in the Jibun Techo’s hourly columns.
They’re especially useful for blocking out periods of time, or for transferring tasks
from one page to the next.
They can even be used as index tabs in a pinch!
Each sticky note has more than half of the back covered in a removable adhesive, so you
can be sure they’ll stay put where you stick them.
Best Index Tabs Kokuyo makes index tabs for the Jibun Techo,
but you can give your planner some extra personality with these Hightide See-Through Index Tabs.
Each set comes with twelve numbered index tabs for the months of the year, plus six
blank tabs.
We especially like the gradation versions, which create a neat gradient effect when they’re
used together.
Best Glue Stick The extremely thin 52 gsm and 60 gsm paper found in the Kokuyo
Jibun Techo Planners poses a special challenge to glue sticks, but the Kokuyo Gloo Wrinkle
Free glue sticks are more than capable of tackling all your gluing needs.
They're formulated with a low water content so they won’t warp thin papers.
You can add photos and other paper decorations to your planner and won't have to worry about
unsightly wrinkles.
What are your favorite supplies to use in the Kokuyo Jibun Techo?
Let us know in the comments below.
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