Hobonichi 2025 Unboxing | 29 mins | 4k | ep. 87

My #hobonichi 2025 unboxing and purchases from Loft. I also use #fieldnotes, #travelersnotebook, and #plotter.
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[@unicaivah]

It’s very rare to hear about guy partners that actively write and journal and be consistent with it and this is very precious!!! Wedding Techo sounds wonderful!

[@Pandanichi]

I feel this is more common in Japan as it’s not an activity labelled to certain gender which is really nice. I subscribe to a Japanese couple who use Hobonichi and they also have video of writing in their Hobonichi together… so precious ❤

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you 💕 I'll share with him what you said 😊

[@Fishbone8891]

I can confirm this, I'm the only one in my office that does this as well as the only pen nerd. Everyone looks at me funny when I carry around these journals everyday. I use a Nolty Ecri 8 Plus Weekly for work and a Hobonichi Cousin for personal

[@hayleydolby9429]

​@@Pandanichido you mind telling me their username so I can check out their content?

[@tgyusmack3312]

lol ive literally never met another man who uses the Hobo. Hopefully one day ill meet my brethren 😅

[@nknknknkc]

me and my husband started a 5 year techo together when we got married! we add photos and journal there for almost 2 years now, maybe you can do that too once you filled out the weeks. such a sweet guy for writing down things like. hope you have a beautiful wedding and a happy marriage:)

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you so much :) Loved hearing about yours and your husband's techo togethers ❤️❤️ That's amazing that you both are 2 years in and it makes me excited to start ours

[@knottyneedle]

It's so funny. My oldest daughter decided she wanted Hobonichi weeks for the first time and picked the Spy Family. I too had an extra pen in the green/brown and am sending it to her when I get our order here in the states. Hopefully soon!

[@himawaristationery]

That's awesome! It''ll look so perfect together when she sees it✨

[@BeFruitfulMomma]

I love the wedding/marriage techo idea! LOVE IT!!

[@pathoflily]

Congratulations to you both! 🎉 Very excited to hear of your upcoming wedding, your new house, and your move 😄 I love everything you picked! The wedding/anniversary notebook is brilliant, genius even, and your color combination for next year is *chef's kiss* absolutely perfect. 😍 I found myself really drawn to the purple night yet again and caught myself thinking of ways I could use it lol Thank you so much for sharing your unboxing, your plans, and your thoughts with us all! 🥰

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you friendd! Very happy to hear your opinion on my picks ˶ᵔᗜ ᵔ˶

[@shanzee4121]

One clear cover you might want to consider is the one made by Sterling Ink. Her N2 size is the same as a weeks, and made to fit the planner size where the cover is flush with the paper. And because her planners are thicker, it should accommodate the Weeks Mega. She will be releasing her clear covers in October, and I did a size comparison. The Hobonichi Weeks Mega measures 182mm x 88mm x 13mm, and the Sterling Ink N2 Compact measures 186mm x 95mm x 12mm. I hope this helps.

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you! Tips like this are really helpful :)

[@LariOyama]

I loved the idea of wedding techo So cute ❤️

[@themochicloud]

I was waiting for your unboxing!!! The spy family with that 2024 pen combo is amazing, its almost an exact match. A big congrats on your wedding; absolutely adore your plans for the wedding techo 💜Your yearly weeks combo is amazing as usual and it was fun to watch your fiancee participate in the unboxing!

[@himawaristationery]

I totally agree, even the text on the 2024 pen is close to the gold "SPY x FAMILY" which I didn't notice until editing. Thanks soo much for the congratulations ✨ And my fiance will be happy to read this comment cuz he feels like the star even though he's only in it for a minute or so🤣

[@tortagialla]

Love the wedding weeks idea - wow! Just so lovely that you and your partner can journal together ❤❤❤

[@HeyKelleyHill]

I’m not-so-patiently waiting for my box!! So happy you posted this today! 💝

[@himawaristationery]

That makes me happy to hear! Hope yours arrives soon

[@joyofstationery]

Congrats on the upcoming wedding!! 💖💐 everything about your haul is just perfect! 😍 the wedding Weeks is such a beautiful idea, and something you can cherish for years to come. The purple night weeks was also my favorite and my choice! 💜 I can’t believe how perfectly the purple sneaker weeks mega fits with it, what a stunning combination ~ I didn’t even consider how much the sneaker weeks would match until I saw your haul! Also, you and your fiancé have the sweetest relationship 💕 how wonderful that you both can enjoy Hobonichi together, and what a stunning haul to accompany you both in the next beautiful chapter of your life! ✨🥹

[@himawaristationery]

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you thank you! I was happy to see the weeks side by side and glad the colors comes across on video. It's been so busy lately and it's hard to stop and appreciate the moment, but everyone is taking the time to write such supportive comments and many love the wedding weeks too. I felt a little silly sharing it but I'm glad I did. I'm so excited for this next chapter and I really appreciate the thoughtful comment in my other video (it's given me lots to think about when it comes to my planner lineup)😊 I cannot wait to see your picks and hear how you'll use yours.

[@Flashy.Colors]

Very beautiful items ❤ love the idea of a wedding techo weeks. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous picks with us.

[@ninahendricks1]

making me want another techo for a wedding techo omg such a good idea

[@alex_xita]

That color combination for the weeks is gorgeous!! I need to convince myself I dont need 2 weeks 😅

[@BookFanBudgets]

Just subscribed! Yours is the first unboxing I've seen, so I hit PLAY immediately! LOVE your idea of a wedding techo (and I say that as a person who has been married for decades). LOVE LOVE LOVE the beautiful purple Weeks combo.

[@himawaristationery]

🥰aww this makes me feel so amazing! thank you so so much!

[@oliviermela]

Beautiful use for your Hobonichi. I felt myself going "aaawwww" when you talked about your partner's writings. Thanks for sharing 💗

[@Freefree_Palestine25]

❤❤❤ that's such a gud idea wedding techo

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you! 😊❤️

[@Freefree_Palestine25]

@himawaristationery ❤️❤️❤️ I never commit but it's so cute having a place u can read and build urself back up by reading little things that make us who we r ❤️❤️❤️

[@ChantelleArts]

they all look amazing! watched and enjoyed right till the end 🥰

[@himawaristationery]

⸜(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)⸝♡ I really appreciate all your support, thank you✨

[@KenchanKrafts]

Wow, that purple floral forest weeks is so pretty!!! The white is such a lovely accent cover :) Thanks for sharing!

[@PaperJoyPH]

Thank you for sharing. Love the Paper Series white you showed.

[@himawaristationery]

Happy you watched my video 🥰 The Paper Series looks great in person

[@PaperJoyPH]

@@himawaristationery your video made me really want this planner! I thought it was looking such a cold toned white. Your video showed that it wasn’t so! Now I’m interested 😆

[@HeyKelleyHill]

The white is so beautiful! I regret not getting it 🤍

[@himawaristationery]

I'm sure what you ordered is amazingggg

[@cr8ve.juleslynn]

This was my first time watching your videos and glad YT suggested your vid. Truly enjoyed watching your haul. I was so tickled to see your fiancé present his items, and appreciation for the art on the covers. I like the idea of the Weeks used just to chronicle the wedding planning and into the newlywed phase. It will be such a nice treasure to look back on years from now. My order is in transit (I'm in the states), but also got the Through The Purple Night cover and can't wait to get it. My dilemma is then waiting until 2025 to use them. 😊

[@himawaristationery]

Hey! Thanks so much for watching :) I'll let him know that you liked his part. Love your pick as well 💜💜 I hope yours arrives soon! It's such a nice cover that it makes me excited for 2025 too🥰

[@kryzia_faith]

I was waiting for you to put 2 weeks in the alletone cover 😅

[@himawaristationery]

So sorry! I didn't even think of it at the time but you're right, they both fit in the alletone cover (the mega and regular weeks)🙌 It was such a nice surprise ❤️

[@anni7039]

Love your picks! The Weeks are matching so well. I also bought the “Through the Purple Nights” Weeks and received it yesterday. It’s so pretty! Now, I want that Sneaker Weeks to match it. Does the “Rich Purple” also match the Hiroko Kubota Weeks? (Because I have that one, too. 😅)

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you! I wouldn't say they match in color but that shouldn't stop you if you want to have all 3 🤣 however you already have 2 weeks with amazing designs for 2025

[@michellealdrich]

Marital Weeks 🥹 Wow - how special ✨ TFS & Happy Hobonichi season 📚

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you so much💕 happy Hobonichi/planner season to you too

[@MandaPandaPlans]

Oh wow purple sneaker weeks with the purple night 😍 now I want to buy the sneaker weeks to go with mine. I also absolutely love the idea for a wedding weeks. I wish I'd had any kind of documentation of our engagement and wedding. I think you two will cherish it❤❤ ❤❤❤

[@himawaristationery]

That's really kind of you to say 💕 Everyone is so supportive of the wedding weeks idea. And I don't mean to tempt you with the purple weeks combo 😆 (but they are lovely together)

[@MandaPandaPlans]

@@himawaristationery I will have to see if I can come up with a use for a second weeks, because it just seems perfect. I just keep trying to tell myself it's just September and to wait (unsuccessfully)

[@gailesque]

Love your purple picks! 💜 You made me want to buy one for myself haha thanks for sharing! Also congratulations on your upcoming wedding next year!

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you so much 💕

[@planwithelan]

I love how the purple Weeks looks against the blue cover! Beautiful!

[@LittleCocoStudio]

I’m in love with your decisions! 💜The sneaker weeks looks amazing in the blue alletone cover. Also, I love your bridal wedding weeks. It is perfect for your intended use. I’m excited that your fiance got the rainbow HON. I still love that cover so much 🥹🌈

[@LittleCocoStudio]

OMG! Adding that using that last Weeks as a recipe book is an amazing idea!!!!! I can’t wait to get a closer look at that Weeks on your channel when you get it! 😍

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you thank you 😊

[@jonr6680]

19:27 Boys, huh! That's wild praise from a guy.

[@TheRALifestyle]

First Hobonichi unboxing I watch so far thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to receive my order, it still hasn’t shipped yet. Love your idea for wedding techo!

[@himawaristationery]

Glad you enjoy it, hope yours ships soon💕

[@tortagialla]

I also got through the purple night weeks - it is soooo pretty 😍 😍 😍

[@himawaristationery]

I saw it in your haul video 💜💜💜 it's so beautiful

[@tortagialla]

@@himawaristationery 😍😍😍

[@thejournaldiaries]

I love seeing yoir haul. Love those purples together ❤

[@himawaristationery]

💜💜 thank you :)

[@dawnyWestScotland]

Can’t wait for my order now, lovely haul 💙

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you!! Hope yours arrives soon :)

[@luizavespoli522]

I think there is another hobo weeks purple that fits your cover on cover and will match too but in another shade of purple… 💜

[@himawaristationery]

You're right💕 I looked at that one but maybe because of the lighting it didn't look like it matched as well so I went with the sneakers this time

[@luizavespoli522]

That’s true your match is better 😅😅😅 I really love your Techo Kaigi 💜💜💜

[@BlackPearlMinistries]

I skipped ordering this year from hobonichi. I do love that color of the pen. I have a handful from last year.

[@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf]

Congrats on your upcoming wedding!! It is amazing what your fiancé managed to do. I’ve been married twice and neither of my husbands would do something like that 😅 Thank you so much for sharing your purchase for 2025. I only bought 2 things for 2024 and missed the whole ritual of unboxing and checking out what coloured box and pens and what free gifts we get. I was in Tokyo so felt I had to buy my Hobonichi from a local LOFT. On hindsight buying direct from Hobonichi is definitely more fun 😂 Wishing you many amazing memories for your white wedding Techo ❤

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you so much for the congratulations 🌟 I really appreciate it. And wow you were here for the launch! That's amazing :) I never thought about it but it's really like you said, a ritual to unbox one's items and have the box and freebies. For many here, going to Loft on launch day is likely their Hobonichi ritual so it's nice to hear your thoughts on both. Hopefully next year, ordering will be more fun than it was this year 🙌

[@kennethpillman4634]

Good choice to give your sister a matching pen.

[@himawaristationery]

I think so too :)

[@dbgoldbach9947]

Great selections! I ordered the Through the Purple Night Weeks also. So beautiful! Why oh why does Hobonichi make the Sneakers Weeks in a smaller size?! That shade purple and leaf green are my favorite colors.

[@himawaristationery]

The Through the Purple Night weeks is amazing, hope yours arrives soon :) Yeah I'm not sure why either, I guess people who like the flexibility may not want/need separate accessories for it. I also love the leaf green too - it's such a nice vibrant color 💚

[@JoJoTarz]

why don't you give your sis both pens? you said you had extra 😉

[@lorraineculp1504]

They were free pens. Don't make her choose between them. 😊

[@himawaristationery]

I agree💕 she'd probably love to have both versions :)

[@liliana1lfr]

Have your Wedding and reception guests sign your Weeks, too. Or tip in some memory pages. 🔔

[@himawaristationery]

I had the same thought too! It's not the typical guest book style we have here so I wasn't 100% sure, but maybe I could combine it with your second idea. There are sticky note-like stickers here with a small space to write or sign. Maybe I can place that on their reception seats and collect them at the end ✨Thanks for commenting :)

[@asexualatheist3504]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you so so much 😀

[@loriray3680]

I want to visit Japan so badly.

[@paivishaw1163]

Oh no- I was determined not to buy more than 1 Weeks only as previously multiple ones have not really been used. But now having seen your purple choices, my brain is working overtime trying to figure out how I would use 3 ( ordered the Paddington one)😂

[@himawaristationery]

The Paddington one is AMAZING, don't second guess yourself🤩 but also 3 weeks is nice too 🙃 (I'm not so helpful...)

[@Agentbillia]

"and we will be 70 and old" oof rough times. :)

[@himawaristationery]

😅😅

[@JustScribble]

There’s several shops that sell clear covers that could work for your sneaker. Some will be too tall because the sneaker is the size of the regular weeks page size and other shops make their planners in the sneaker style (flush) but in the same size as the cover of the regular. But a cover from LaurenPhelpsDesign or CatspressoCo and more would work but be slightly tall but are often a tighter fit so a better fit than the hobo cover.

[@himawaristationery]

Another commenter recommended Sterling Ink as well so I'll add these shops to the list to check out✨Thank you so much!

[@beritbunny]

Lovely picks! I’m also very into weeks and use multiple. Are you concerned about the TR-S paper change for the weeks? One of mine for 2024 is April-start, so I’ve been using some new paper…for me, the problems with it are growing in size and number since I started it (around June). I’m SO into Weeks, but; I may need to rethink at least some of them (usually 3). I am concerned.

[@himawaristationery]

I wasn't so concerned before this but then I also haven't been following too much of what is being said about the new paper. I'm also a hugeee weeks fan so I really trust your opinion. I can't imagine my lineup without it so I hope it passes the test for me in 2025. I wasn't thinking about it so I'm glad you commented 💗 Did you end up not get any 2025 weeks because of the paper? 😓 Thanks for the heads up!

[@tompov227]

I gave up on them and ordered from JetPens but I am disappointing to be missing the box, the pens, and the other exclusives

[@himawaristationery]

Oh no... sorry to hear that. I'm glad you secured your order through JetPens and you got what's most important - all your techos and accessories ❤️ I understand your disappointment though, it wasn't the smoothest launch unfortunately...

[@kikaykrafts]

Congratulations on the coming wedding! The pencil board you have for weeks is really nice! If you don't mind sharing, when was it released, and what is it called, please?

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you so much! The pencil board I showed with my weeks came with the 2025 Masamune Kusano x junaida "Through the Purple Night" weeks. It's not sold separately unfortunately. I also couldn't find if it had a specific name but here is the link that details more about it: www.1101.com/store/techo/en/2025/pc/detail_cover/wb25_kusanojuna/

[@kikaykrafts]

@@himawaristationery​​⁠thank you for the information! I’m now even more excited to receive my Hobo box! 💜

[@amane-jj5jz]

僕もスパイファミリー、レザータイプのほぼ日カバー買いました！

[@himawaristationery]

こんにちは☆ そのカバーはめっちゃ素敵ですね️️️️😊💖

[@Jesus.Coffee.Planning]

You mention your in Japan did you go shopping in person? I always wonder how the experience would be since I am in the US congrats on your wedding to be! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@himawaristationery]

I did! I went to Loft in Osaka on launch day. The Hobonichi display is definitely the most popular on Sept. 1st and it's right in front when you reach the 6th floor. I'd describe it as a beehive - covers/techos on one side and the accessories/weeks on the other side so everyone is just encircling the display. Lots of waiting too😅 Thank you so much for the congratulations 💕

[@cristalsalinas5160]

Hi new here, where did you order that special edition blue and pink weeks??

[@himawaristationery]

Hello! The special edition weeks I showed at the end was the Kanahei Small Animal weeks. I pre-ordered it in August on the Kanahei Yurutto Store page but they seem to have taken down that page. Hobonichi still has the information here: www.1101.com/store/techo/en/oem/article.html#452172 It's no longer available for pre-order unfortunately, but if they offer it next year, check around early August on their social media to see when the pre-order goes live. Hope that helps.

[@bestlaidplans2024]

I thought this year's pamphlet looked a little...off 😅

[@himawaristationery]

It's definitely different and interesting...😄 I don't think I fully understand the reference but it's nice that Hobonichi isn't afraid to change it up every year 🤗

[@RandyS727]

great video thank you! did you receive hobonichi order via fedex? i am asking because did you have to sign for the delivery? tyia

[@himawaristationery]

Thank you! I received my order via Sagawa Express and I did have to sign for my order. I don't know of other deliveries services unfortunately.

[@jennrecord2784]

I tried to order. But never could get through. I ended up having to order stateside from jetpens so I paid more and didn't get the extras 😞

[@himawaristationery]

😣 I'm so sorry about your order... the problems with the Hobonichi checkout process felt neverending and the added stress of sold out items was such a blow to all of us trying. It was smart to secure your order from JetPens though, you'll still have all your wonderful 2025 techos. Hopefully next year the site will improve 🙌

[@jennrecord2784]

@himawaristationery that's what I figured and I figured getting what I wanted was worth the extra money albeit frustrating. And we know once it gets here the dopamine will kick in and I'll be happy LOL

[@OTommy81]

What is the size of that hon? Please help A5 or A6

[@himawaristationery]

The HON is in the A6 size :)

[@user-ed4tl2uu3u]

私は、日本に住んでいて、9月1日に注文したが、まだ商品が届いていません。😢

[@himawaristationery]

こんばんは✨ 本当ですかー😞 早く届くといいですね💗

[@deewr21]

What is the website to order it?

[@himawaristationery]

I order from the Hobonichi website: www.1101.com/store/techo/en/lineup/ Hope that helps!

[@deewr21]

@@himawaristationery thank you

[@MilonKhan-yy4sf]

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[@AoiYumeJournal]

My husband and I love journaling, and recently thought of ordering a journal for us! We loved hearing about what you did with yours. 🩵 we're excited to start ours!

[@himawaristationery]

Yesss I love this for you and your husband 🥰 It's nice to hear of another journaling duo too✨

[@Popcornbucket87]

@heykelleyhill 🎉