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This HON features original artwork by Hiroko Kubota, an illustrator who has painted a gentle, breezy meadow unfolding across the cover.
Against a slowly shifting sunset, a cat is seen with its eyes closed, listening intently to a tin-can telephone. At the other end of the string, a wolf speaks with a warm, tender expression.
As if to represent the voices passing between them, a mouse rides a unicycle back and forth along the string. What might they be saying to each other? Beyond the evening scene, the horizon stretches endlessly into the distance. A Ferris wheel turns slowly in the far background, and a white crescent moon is suspended in the sky. It’s a moment captured as the moon grows fuller — one you wish would never end, with a voice at the other end of the line that feels somehow familiar.
The year 2027 and the HON logo on the front and spine are finished with a matte silver foil, catching the light with a gentle shimmer against the wide, open gradient of the sky.
We hope you enjoy carrying these mysterious and cozy scenes alongside your daily techo, offering a magical little escape from everyday life.
The cover has been constructed as a light hardcover book with some give to it so it still bends.
The book uses thin and light yet durable Tomoe River paper. It's characterized by its ability to hold ink well and provide a smooth writing experience.
The bookbinding on the HON has thread-stitch binding similar to the Hobonichi Techo books, so it opens 180 degrees onto the table. It stays flat even if you don’t hold it down.
The back of the techo contains bonus pages.
The English edition features standard favorites like My 100, Favorites, and the 365 Days Check-Off Sheet, alongside new additions like Phrases to Break That Writer’s Block, Hard-to-Translate Japanese Words, and the Hobonichi’s Neighborhood: Kanda/Jinbo-cho Map.