Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2013

Despite the spread of smartphones and their many calendar apps and widgets, paper-based schedule books are still widely popular in Japan and autumn is the time to start planning for next year. Hobonichi makes choosing the right techo a breeze with English planners (¥2,500) designed especially for people living in Japan. Designers started with what works in the Japanese language version, such as a page-per-day design, lots of memo pages and white space, and recreated it in English. Also included are Japanese and international holidays, guides to sushi, sake and tea, measurement conversion charts and international telephone codes. The company has a wide range of covers (¥1,500-14,700) and has also teamed up with Tokyo select shop Arts&Science to offer some exclusive leather options.
http://meturl.com/planner