The cover features a botanical illustration by Dr. Tomitaro Makino, a botanist known as the Father of Japanese Botany. The drawing of cherry blossoms drawn with precise lines to the last detail is the first illustration of Yamazakura, meaning mountain cherry, which is the opening illustration of the first volume of his Flora Japonica book published in 1900. Dr. Tomitaro Makinos drawing of the Yamazakura cherry tree as a symbolic Japanese plant is characterized by its dazzlingly detailed line drawings.

This notebook has thin and durable Tomoe River paper and opens completely flat.You can use this notebook with extra freedom to draw pictures or brainstorm designs. Tomoe River is incredibly thin yet handles ink very well resisting bleedthrough and showcasing ink qualities such as sheen and shading. The 3.7 millimeter graph paper is the same as that of the Hobonichi Techo Original.

The A6 size is 8mm thick and contains 240 pages. This gives you plenty of space to fill the notebooks to your hearts content. Because the book sizes match the A6 Originasl Hobonichi Techo, you can use these notebooks with a techo cover.

• 3.7mm grid
• Lay flat binding
• 240 pages
• 47gsm Tomoe River S Paper
• Size H: 210 x W: 148 x T: 10 mm / H: 8.3″ x W: 5.8″ x T: 0.4″
• Weight Approx. 278 g
• Made in Japan

About Hobonichi

Since its creation in 2001 Japanese company Hobonichi and their Techo planners have become iconic in the stationery world and earned a cult following due to their meticulous design and top quality materials.

View all Hobonichi products we stock here