Hobonichi Techo Accessories: What They Are and How to Use Them
The Hobonichi Techo is a popular planner from Japan with a cult following.
The brand offers a line of fun and functional accessories that you can use to personalize your planner.
In this video, we'll show you what they are and how to use them. Let's get started!
Size Specific Accessories
The Hobonichi Techo comes in three sizes
the A6 English planner and Japanese Original
A5 Japanese Cousin and the slim Japanese Weeks agenda book
The following accessories are size specific so make sure the product you're interested in fits in your planner
Cover on Cover
The Hobonichi Techo A6 Planner and A5 Cousin can be purchased with or without a cover
You can use this Cover on Cover accessory over most of these covers for extra protection
You can also use it to display postcards and photos
It includes a handy back pocket for storing small slips of paper
You can get it clear or with special designs
Make sure you're getting the right size for your Hobonichi Techo book
The Weeks has a sturdy cover already built in allowing you to place the Clear Cover directly over it
It has a pen loop, sideways bookmark, and two card pockets
Page Keeper
The page keeper is a card that comes with a diagonally fixed elastic band
Like the Cover on Cover it needs to be used on a Hobonichi Techo book with a cover
Use the band as a bookmark or as a way to keep the planer closed
To use the page keeper on the Weeks you'll need to have the Clear Cover
Pencil Board
The Hobonichi Techo book uses Tomoe River paper which is quite thin
If you write with lots of pressure the pencil board prevents marks from appearing on opposite sheets
Dot Sticky Notes
The Dot Sticky Notes work best with a monthly and daily sections of the Planner,
Original, and Cousin books
Use them to mark important ideas and deadlines
It's easy to write on them. They work best with ballpoint pens permanent markers and pencils
Photo Album
The Photo Album slips snugly onto the planner and original covers
It includes 10 clear pockets that can store up to 20 3x5-inch photographs
Card Case
The card case fits up to 32 cards in its eight double-pocketed clear sheets
Use it to store small cards like business cards
The first and last pages have extra large pockets
perfect for items bigger than the standard business card
General Hobonichi Accessories
These accessories will work with your Hobonichi book regardless of what size you have
Frame Stickers
Use the Frame Stickers to mark important occasions
These stickers are made with see-through tracing paper that can be written on with pen or pencil
They come in small and large sizes
The smaller stickers suit the monthly pages of the Weeks, A6 Planner and Original, and A5 Cousin sizes
The large stickers pair best with the daily pages of the Cousin and Planner
They also work well with the free memo pages of the Weeks
Double Stick Tape
The Double Stick Tape is perfect for pasting mementos inside your planner without the hassle of glue
Stencils
Add cute symbols like stars smiley faces and speech bubbles to your planet with the Hobonichi Stencils
These stencils also function as rulers
Mini Letters "Paris"
This booklet has an adorable French flag cover
Open it and you'll see two sets of memo pads with doodles that bear traditional French symbols
Use them for writing extra notes to stick inside your planner pockets
Accessories bring out the best of what your Hobonichi Techo has to offer
For more on the Hobonichi, be sure to check out our other video
Hobonichi Techo books and accessories can be found at JetPens.com
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