ALL THE HOBONICHI PLANNERS I'VE USE & NEW HON

[@stephaniepauls1978]

I got the weeks for 2024 and they are in English now. I love your videos when you just let the thoughts flow. Thanks Amanda!

[@AmandasFavorites]

I love that they are making the Weeks in English now too:) And thank you for your feedback on these types of videos. I love to make videos like this;) How do you use your Weeks? Will it be your main planner for 2024?

[@bernadettekotelman6976]

I LOVE your more personal, chatty videos. I’ve used Hobonichi planners in the past. I have tried pretty much all of them. I can’t get past the quotes and the red printing in them. Currently I am really enjoying the Sterling Ink B6 Common Planner - but the printing is a little too light for me. The 2024 planners are supposed to be slightly darker and I am glad about that. I also use a B6 Wonderland 222 planner for my health and wellness planning/tracking and I am loving that planner so much. Great video Amanda!!! Always so thorough.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hey Bernadette:) Thanks for watching and taking time to chat:) I love hearing your thoughts. I do hear ya on the quotes and red print in the Hobonichi. That isn't appealing to me either;) I think the common planner looks amazing...I have seen how light the print is- my eyes would for sure need it a bit darker;) I loved hearing all your thoughts on this topic:) Have a wonderful weekend friend!

[@SpaciousPlanning]

I love your more personal videos. I think it's healthy to mix in content you really enjoy creating: it'll help avoid burning out on the amount of work you do.

[@AmandasFavorites]

I am glad you like the more personal ones;) I agree- it's nice for me to change it up too:) Thanks for watching and chiming in!

[@BudgetsWithELMA]

Another wonderful video thank you for sharing this ❤

[@AmandasFavorites]

Thank you for watching:) Have a good week!

[@VivianaBarajas]

Yay! I was patiently waiting..hoping this would be a video! Currently deciding Which one to buy! Thank you!! I loved the unboxing video as well!💛

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, good! I love hearing that you were waiting for a video:) Good luck in your decision!

[@CieisMe]

Oh my. Now I want to get a HON! LOL. AND jump back into my cousin again 😉. I agree with you about buying something on a whim and it becoming a treasure! So MANY things in life are like that. I also love the chatty videos more than the planner reviews though I understand the reason for them plus your reviews WORK! I'd never bought an EC before watching one of your videos or a Bella Grace or those Mary Engelbreit calendars. I think I bought something else too but I can't remember now, I'm feeling OLD today, it's SNOWING 😝 outside and bitter cold (well what I think is bitter cold - 20 degrees) all my little aches and pains that I can ignore when it's nice out are bothering me. You should be proud of yourself, you've accomplished a lot with this channel and all your hard work! As always, THANK YOU for that!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Aw, Cie:) These kind words truly warmed my heart today and made me SMILE! Thank you:) I love knowing how much you enjoy the personal chatty videos. hopefully I can fit more of these in 2024;) Jump back in that Cousin and play around. That is why it is so great to have one on hand...it can keep you from buying another planner...just having it there to test out and play around in:) And I am sending a virtual warm cozy blanket and Hot tea your way! XXX

[@RoVicD]

I got my first hobonichi after seeing your unboxing with Tara. I'll use the weeks as my main weekly, its exactly the layout I love. I'm still deciding between the cousin or the A6 for my daily. I think I could probably fit everything in the a6, since I can right small, and i'd love the portability. But a5 size is not that big, and I feel even if I wouldnt fill up the page, the extra room would make the day more manageble. So hard to choose.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, how exciting! The first Hobonichi is so fun:) The Weeks is such a great little book...and I understand your Dilemma! Good luck on your decision:)

[@vrmomoffour9446]

I LOVE my Jibun (ji-boon) Techo is my top planner! I recently got a Take a Note for 2024. Jibun is my planner peace!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Thank you for the pronunciation;) That will be a fun switch for 2024...but I love that you know what you want in your planner;)

[@chfr1967]

I ADORE the cat cover. Christina 🦝

[@AmandasFavorites]

It is so cute!

[@lindseyb9267]

I used a Weeks and a Cousin this year for the first time and I absolutely enjoyed using them! Deciding if I want a Hon or a classic Cousin for 2024. Decisions decisions!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, awesome! I love hearing that positive feedback on both:) And that is a hard decision for 2024! You can go wrong with either!

[@sharie5706]

You are so personable and fun, Amanda - more of these chatty videos please! I usually watch your reviews, so this was a nice change. Glad you were able to enjoy something different.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Aw, thank you so much:) I really enjoy these videos and appreciate your feedback on them:) I will try to incorporate more of these in 2024!

[@Chaos_and_Creativity]

I wanted to try the Hobonichi for the first time ever to use for my goals and tracking in the weekly layout and then a daily journal as im being more intentional of writing things out on paper instead of electronics... I can't get over the months being all together... Idk why 🤷🏽‍♀️ its probably my type A, OCD & ADHD personality that does it BUT i found a PERFECT alternative... Wonderland222 - pretty much a hobonichi exception being that each month sits with its weeklies and then it has 365 pages in the back to use as dailies, but without the date printed! Its called the All in One. I'm even thinking about getting two so i can use one as a commonplace. Unfortunately, i can't afford to buy a single thing, at all, because my fiance just lost his job and other life things that have gotten in the way of my love for all things planners and journals.. but I won't and can't complain because I can find other things and try to make it work. I just know if i dont love something - i sont stay consistent... Oh the dilemmas of being a planner and journaler... 😂 #sorrytoolongofaRant #imdone Love your videos!

[@AmandasFavorites]

This was not too long! I loved reading your thoughts and your dilemma. I understand 100% all of what you shared...and wonderland 222 is a great one! Ive only reviewed it on IG, but I think for all the reasons you stated some will like it better than hobonichi! I truly am sending good vibes and a hug xxx.

[@vickiemendoza9252]

I always appreciate your more chatty and personal planning videos ☺ I want to try one of these because I'm so curious but I think the ghosting would bother me in the end. lol

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hey Vickie- Yeah...like I said the ghosting even bothers me too much to use it as my planner. The weekly just gets too busy with the ghosting and the grid. I don't mind it when memory keeping though;)

[@obsessionofhorses]

I wanted to mix it up in 2024 but honestly the cousin is the only planner I’ve done a whole year in so hon it is for 2024! 😂 I also don’t have the same options shipping is insane to Ireland!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Well you know it works for you:) The Hon is so nice and feels like a level up! I think you will love it:) So sorry about the insane shipping fees to Ireland! But on another note- Ireland looks beautiful and Ive always wanted to visit! Thanks for watching and taking time to chat;)

[@obsessionofhorses]

@@AmandasFavoriteshonestly it is worth the trip esp if you are a walker… there is a lot of natural beauty to walk and if your not afraid to go off the beaten track you will see some real gems. But there’s nothing cheap about holidays here. It’s actually cheaper for us to fly to Europe have a holiday here than holiday in Ireland 😂

[@Chaos_and_Creativity]

​@@obsessionofhorsesmy brother got to visit Ireland on his honey moon... My family is half Irish and half Cherokee (dating back to relation of Pocahontas which is probably the coolest thing about me and always will be LOL) but he found our name plates (can't remember what you call them, wish I could attach a pic here) but he learned so much about our family and said it was an experience like no other... And I could listen to someone with an Irish accent talk all day, about things I hate even, and would be in heaven! I've heard nothing but amazing things about your country and the people who call it home 💚

[@katsmith8263]

Hobonichi has either too big or too small planners and no happy medium (B6 or Standard TN size for instance). Also, being a Japanese company, they are not willing to change itdespite of customers'requests. I know that it's being forever that people ask yem for exchange for the daily pages to just grid pages. They did do the "free" planner, but there are no 365 pages, just half of it. That's why small companies as Sterling ink step in, having such a big demands, and started to make the planners that hobonichi and other companies are not willing to make, and take over the hobonichi company. They have made the B6 common planner that is similar to hobonichi cousin , and with 365 grid pages instead of dailies, and the Standard TN size, and the passport TN size, A6 and others. Sterling ink filled out the gap in the market and earned a lot of money on this. Have you tried the common planner? Also the Chinese companies as Kinbor are takingvtheir share of market too, this year they have also made the B6 planner that is way cheaper that hobonixhi but have the same quality. Have you tried the Kinbor planners?

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hi Kat:) Thank you so much for watching and taking time to share your thoughts:) I hear you on the Sterling Ink! I agree with you 100%. I haven't gotten one to review yet- but I would love to:) And I've never heard of Kinbor- I will check them out;)

[@zee3e]

i disagree. i don’t think that they are unwilling to listen to consumer requests (adding english versions of the original and cousin), just that they have too many things to worry about to satisfy every single person. they are a business; they have to make profit. furthermore, hobonichi actually isn’t as big as you think in japan; there are so many good quality planners in japan that the competition is huge. it’s only online that hobonichi seems big right now. yet they have been surviving and thriving, which is why they have the capability to try new things like the HON. sure maybe common planner and the new brands will take over in the “western market” for a few years, but hobonichi will be fine. and in the long run, smaller companies will run out of funds and profits chasing the market.

[@Stormbrise]

My issue with he common planner is that she said darker print, and I did the preorder, and from what I am seeing with the grid, I know I will get eye strain. It is just too light.

[@Stormbrise]

⁠@@AmandasFavoritesKindbor uses a different paper than TMR, it is slightly heavier in grams. PaperJoy PH did tried them in the past, and Pitbullmom, both on youtube. If you want to see a review

[@Stormbrise]

Jibun … prounced more like geeboon, I absolutely loved to use. However, I wanted my weekly and dailies in one book. I miss the Gantt/Habit chart/tracker pages they had. However, when they came out with the days, I tried it for a year. However, carrying around so many books to University, plus my EDC weeks was just annoying. So I went to the cousin, and have not looked back.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Thank you for the pronunciation:) Thanks for sharing your experience;) I can see how the cousin would be perfect for University!

[@Stormbrise]

@@AmandasFavorites when using it at University, the best video I watched on how to use the Cousin was Rachel in Theory, and her ideas on how to layout the page. I used this to make such a large page easier to use

[@susannek4546]

I believe I'd be in the no camp for Hobonichi. I like my paper to be thicker than the crinkly Bible style paper. I just always like your videos....especially the personal, chatty ones.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hey Susanne:) Thanks for the kind words on these chatty personal vids;) And I hear ya on the paper. That is why I haven't used one for planning in years. I tried to love it- and gave it many chances! Lol:) But I think I will enjoy memory keeping in this gifted cousin for 2024. Have a good week:)

[@colinbailey1000]

What would be your top all in one planners?

[@AmandasFavorites]

I am guessing you are asking for one with Monthly, weekly, & Daily pages? Hobonichi is definitely up there for that, also the Common Place Planner. Amplify planner also has a great all in one system in quarterly books. Also you can make your own all in one in a ringbound or discbound agenda;)

[@patriciamcelroy3581]

Tomoe River is a big no for me. 🤣 And I feel like I’m going blind just trying to read the print.

[@AmandasFavorites]

LOL! I hear ya Patricia! I don't see myself ever using it again for actual "Planning". And seeing the print I can totally relate to also!

[@marnasorensen988]

Is the shipping expensive?

[@AmandasFavorites]

It is pretty pricey from the 1101 Hobonichi store in Japan. I haven't ordered in a few years so I don't know what it is currently. You can also find the Hobonichi Planners on JetPens in the US and even Amazon...but prices are more to compensate for the shipping they had to pay. So it really equals out...but you can get it much faster ordering in the US...and if you are only ordering one planner I think that is the most economical route;)

[@donnap1208]

I don't think I would ever use these planners. The paper and the layouts just don't appeal to me. Love the cat cover though. And always love your videos. Love your chatty videos also.

[@AmandasFavorites]

I understand Donna;) Hobonichi isn't for everyone...and I learned that I don't prefer it for my daily or weekly planning right now;)