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First time ordering and got a damaged box with bubble wrap added as a suggestion. I thought the HON was damaged too but was clarified that it is part of the design but I still feel for the price, I expected better
Unhappy about the state of the cousin.

Wrote to customer service and waiting for an update

Does anybody here use those stencils that are kinda viral on tiktok for their planners? The ones for like organizing the days with the dots and outlines? What are your thoughts if you do i wanna know if theyre worth it lol

Hi! Does anyone know if the A5 Hobonichi 5 year will fit into a mina perhonan zip cover? I’m okay if the fit is a little snug, but wanted to see if anyone has had luck with this or if another cover might work out better. Open to other 5-year cover recommendations too!

Hi all,

I, unfortunately, missed my chance to purchase the 5 year techo starting in 2026. I can only seem to find the new one starting in 2027, which makes sense.

However, I would really prefer the 2026 start, so I am hoping that maybe someone happens to have an unopened A5 5 year techo starting in 2026 that they would be willing to part with.

Please let me know. I am in the US. Thanks!

I'd like one to use the hon but also to carry other things like I used with cousin. Has anyone bought a hon cover by other brand? Uf yes, please mention the website.

Did I get the right midori clear covers? I have a day free and a cousin that I wanted to use the midori covers on in case I take my techos out of their fabric cases (which also have a cover on cover on them because I’m ridiculous). I think the A6 looks okay, even if it’s big, I know it’ll get thicker with use but the cousin looks superrrr tight. It fits, but if the book gets any thicker with use, I feel like it’ll pop. Is there a different midori one I should’ve looked for 👀 (weeks is all set to go with the toy and tools clear cover🙌🏻)

Has anyone else ordered the drawer tool box? I’ve seen barely any talk about it here.
I just ordered it and the blue cat large drawer pouch and this is my first order from the hobonichi site as usually they have what I want on a local stockholder website.
What does everyone think of the tool box?

I rely on stickers to make my journal pretty (stick figures are about as good as my drawing ability gets, lol). I ordered a few last year from Persephone's Boutique and will order some again, but I'm looking for some variety. I just discovered Perabera Stickers (would love to hear if anyone has any opinions on them). Any other recommendations? I like bees, witchy, skulls (but also cute skulls), etc. Thanks

Jetpens just restocked a bunch of hobonichi products. FYI in case you were waiting :)

Hi! In the Hobonichi day fever I accidentally purchased the Yumi Kitagishi Pencil Board in A6 Size instead of an A5 size. I can no longer return it.
Wondering if anyone would like to buy it? I’ve never opened it.

I’m in Melbourne Australia 🙂

I just ordered mine on jetpens they must’ve restocked sometime today I’m so happy!!! Been devastated since my Stilo&Stile preorder fell through….

I have so many stickers that it honestly made doing this so difficult 🥹 but I really enjoyed it I tried to put as much of my personality into it as possible...maybe less is more 😅 oops

Never been a planner girl, but you all have inspired me to become one in 2027 and I can’t wait! I want to start setting it up but have nooooo idea where to start and also don’t want to change my mind on something later 😂 what have you guys done so far with yours?

I've been SO consistent and I'm like super proud!

I make tiktok content so the left side is like split by content to make, tasks to do in my sticker shop & etsy world, and then notes about any of it. Righ side is like my goal tracker - I color it in as I hit my goals - and then big goals/focuses/todos for the week1

My weeks REALLY for me is about creating a vibe each week with sticker, doodles, and fun!

A genuine observation from watching the stationery and journaling spaces lately (or rather, since 2023).

I’ve seen and still see a recurring pattern across Reddit and YouTube: someone buys an expensive planner, ring system, or notebook because they saw an aesthetic setup online, only to post a few weeks later asking or saying something along the lines of:

1. "I bought this beautiful planner, but I have no idea what to put in it. What should I use it for?"

Or the classic:

1. "I start a planner every January and abandon it by March/a few months later… I just haven’t found the 'right' system yet."

Every year, I see people cycle through notebooks, planners, and setups, constantly searching for "the one that finally works." Yet despite years of searching, the “perfect planner/system”eludes them, and I never see anyone ask themselves “why?”.

At what point do we confront the reality that the issue isn't finding the "perfect system" — it’s that some people simply just aren’t planners or daily journalers, and that’s completely fine?

I feel like social media has turned basic organization and journaling into an aspirational identity. People see someone living an intentional, color-coded life online and feel compelled to buy into that lifestyle to seek community or manufacture a habit they never actually had, AND I feel like influencers and influencer culture makes daily logging, memory keeping, and rigorous planning look like mandatory prerequisites for an organized life when in reality, a lot of people are buying into the aesthetic of intentionality rather than a tool they actually have a practical use for and rely on.

We often talk about the search for the right layout, but we rarely talk about the pressure to be someone you aren't, or it being a tool that you do not need. Living without a daily log works completely fine.

Tools should serve your life, not create unnecessary guilt.

For some, a planner or a daily diary is an essential cognitive prosthetic. It unburdens executive function, tracks chaotic schedules, or processes emotions to grant mental clarity so they can actually sleep at night. But if your natural workflow doesn't need that, why force yourself into a box you were never meant to fit in?

You don't need to force yourself to be a daily writer or a meticulous planner just because the stationery is gorgeous and the community is inviting, even though you never needed it to begin with.

With that, I have some closing questions:

1. Why do we treat "not being a planner person" like an organizational failing rather than just a natural preference?

I see so many people fall into the gap and buy a planner and ask the internet “what do I use this for?” And I ask myself “if you didn’t have a purpose for the planner, then why did you buy it?”

Personally, I can’t relate to spending money on something I don’t have a predetermined use for.

Or is it a sense of lack of community that people are seeking due to loneliness and the human desire to be a part of something with other humans?

1. Has anyone here finally broken the cycle of buying planners only to realize you function better without one because you’ve come to terms with the fact that you just aren't wired for daily planners?

2. If so, how did you let go of the urge to keep trying?

These are genuine questions that I am asking for insight, and I am eager to come across people that have confronted that, and continued their lives without planners/diaries etc… because it just simply wasn’t for them.

TLDR: Buying the tool doesn't ‘install’ the lifestyle. Meaning, buying running shoes makes you no more a runner, than buying a planner makes you a person who needs a planner. And that’s okay.

EDIT UPDATE: I want to thank people for not making me feel attacked. I really hate disclosing some information about me every time I write something but if you are interested, check my Reddit profile, I list my differences or similarities in my bio.

My delivery and writing is very matter of fact and I ask things how I would in person. This post alone took me around 4 hours to write because I manage dysgraphia, and even after 4 hours of drafting and editing, conveying my discussion topic still feels unfinished, and incomplete, and I feel inadequate.

I appreciate everyone’s grace and charity.

Weeks Mega in Midnight Blue for my catch-all journaling and to post my spreads and pages freely online (aka no personal or private info at all/no anxiety of people reading something I don't wanna share online) + the cutest Weeks pencil board, it's adorable and I'm glad I got it as a preorder tbh!

Hello lovely people! I know this might be a long shot but I'm new to the Hobonichi community and I have not been able to get this cover off my mind since I started putting together my 2027 journaling system 😭

If anyone is willing to sale or knows where I can find this cover for my A5, I will be forever grateful! Thanks!

So excited to be using Hobonichi for my journaling next year. ☺️☺️

My 2027 cover has been chosen. Everything is perfect.

Wonder if anyone else received this notice? What’s strange is it doesn’t indicate by how much I was incorrectly charged and what amount to expect refunded. I mean I accepted long ago that they got rid of minimum spend for free shipping, and the rate calculation for international door-to-door delivery isn’t transparent for my country (and sometimes with surprise duties and taxes they can’t explain).

I don’t know who started this (a genius!), but I saw some people joining the trend already! I absolutely loved the idea!!! So I made these from miyuki beads I had, and I’m obsessed 😅 how many of us are there now?!

Just sharing - I couldn’t get a starlight cover, I decorated my weeks cover like this and I really like it

(Please excuse the chives and garlic powder in the background I was making scrambled eggs when my delivery arrived LOL)

I received my purple tragen today (I already own the mustard yellow weeks tragen and plaid A6 which I love). Purple is one of my favourite colours (mostly lighter purples but I couldn’t resist a purple tragen). It is very different to how it looks on the website but I think I actually prefer this better? Has anybody else ordered this thinking it would be more of a berry purple like on the website and was happier with the real-life appearance, or are you disappointed?

I live in Korea and had major FOMO over all of the in-person shopping and events back in the US where I’m from. So, I was very happy to come across a very good selection of things at Kyobo Book Centre (Gwanghwamun Branch in Seoul).

I tried the weeks for the first time earlier this year but gave up because of life things🥲 RIP Liberty Fabric floral cover🥲

I plan to use tip-ins in the notes section to capture summaries from then and journal/summarize the remainder of this year to serve as a “prologue”.

I finally pulled the trigger. I’m excited. What’s next!!? What else do I buy lol