Hobonichi Techo 2027, marking the 26th year since the planner's 2001 debut, goes on sale September 1, 2026 (Tuesday). The 2027 lineup includes more than 280 new items across planners and stationery. Alongside new collaborations with Hello Kitty, Puppet SunSun, and the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London), a second-year collaboration with Moomin returns following its popularity in the 2026 lineup. The stationery series TSUKI no IRO, launched last year, also gains new items created together with the stationery shop Kakimori.
Official website: Hobonichi Techo (the full 2027 lineup is available there)
Preview: Hobonichi Techo 2027
Highlights of Hobonichi Techo 2027
- New collaborations abound, including Hello Kitty, Puppet SunSun, and the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
- A special second-year collaboration with the hugely popular Moomin brings a new Hobonichi Techo weeks featuring Moomin's words and illustrations.
- The stationery series TSUKI no IRO gains new items created together with Kakimori.
- Hobonichi Techo opens its first-ever flagship store at JR Tokyo Station, with limited "Suica Penguin" collaboration goods available there.
- The Hobonichi Techo app keeps adding new features, including one that lets users enjoy "techo kaigi" inside the app.
Collaborations with Popular Characters, Manga, and Games
© Moomin Characters™
© 2026 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL NO. L670087
©PS/PC
© Eiichiro Oda/SHUEISHA
© 1994 Nintendo / APE inc.
©C.S/JR東日本/D
Many planners let users spend the year alongside their favorite characters. The Moomin series returns for a second year with a special weeks (weekly) edition featuring Moomin's words and illustrations, while the collaboration with ONE PIECE magazine reaches its fifth year.
- Moomin
- Hello Kitty
- Puppet SunSun
- ONE PIECE magazine
- MOTHER
- Suica Penguin (exclusive to the Hobonichi Techo Store Tokyo Station branch)
Collaborations with Artists and Museums
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Copyright © 2026 by Blueandyellow, LLC Licensed by Cosmo Merchandising
The 2027 lineup brings a range of artwork to Hobonichi Techo. Alongside the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) in London, this year marks the first collaborations with Leo Lionni's classic picture book Frederick and picture book author Akiko Miyakoshi.
- V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
- Frederick by Leo Lionni
- Akiko Miyakoshi (picture book author)
- Yoshie Watanabe (art director)
- Yumi Kitagishi (illustrator)
- Hiroko Kubota (illustrator)
Collaborations with Popular Brands
Each brand brings its own personality to planner covers and accessories. beautiful people, a hit in the 2026 lineup, returns with a new cover color, while NATAL DESIGN and tanakadaisuke join as first-time collaborators.
- beautiful people
- NATAL DESIGN
- tanakadaisuke
- mina perhonen
- ARTS&SCIENCE
- POTR
New Kakimori Collaboration Items in the TSUKI no IRO Stationery Series
Frost fountain pen (EF) / rollerball, Hobonichi Techo exclusive colors
Pigment ink, Hobonichi Techo standard colors
Mini ink bottle set (January to June)
Mini ink bottle set (July to December)
TSUKI no IRO is a stationery series built around the 12 soft, calming colors used for the body of Hobonichi Techo planners. For 2027, the series adds pens and inks created in collaboration with the stationery shop Kakimori, including a fountain pen and rollerball pen in original Hobonichi Techo colors, plus mini ink sets that blend Kakimori's pigment inks to match the planner's 12 colors.
A New Stationery Series for Collecting Everyday Memories: collect & collage
collect & collage was created around the idea of gathering everyday memories and keeping them beautifully. The first release includes a scrapbook notebook, stickers, and a rotating stamp, designed to showcase and casually preserve the "paper memories" gathered from trips, outings, hobbies, gifts, and everyday moments.
Hobonichi Techo mini Keychain: A Miniature Version of the Planner
A miniature version of Hobonichi Techo has been turned into an adorable keychain. Small enough to sit in the palm of a hand, it faithfully recreates details including the butterfly stopper on the pen holder and the pocket on the back cover. Four designs are available in total; alongside the three shown here, a "Suica Penguin" design is available exclusively at the Hobonichi Techo Store Tokyo Station branch (GRANSTA Tokyo).
About Hobonichi Techo
Born from the website "Hobonichi," Hobonichi Techo is a long-running product that reaches its 26th year with the 2027 edition. Designed as a "Book of LIFE" that people can use freely to match their own tastes and lifestyle, it has grown in popularity worldwide across languages and cultures, reaching users in more than 100 countries and regions. The 2026 edition, released September 1, 2025, sold 1.1 million copies and has ranked No. 1 in planner sales at Loft stores nationwide for 22 consecutive years.
Official website: Hobonichi Techo
Hobonichi Techo 2027
Release date: September 1, 2026 (Tuesday), 11:00 AM (the ONE PIECE magazine series releases October 1, 2026 (Thursday), 11:00 AM)
Where to buy: The Hobonichi Online Store, directly operated "TOBICHI" shops (Tokyo/Kyoto), Loft stores nationwide, Amazon, Rakuten, and more. It will also be sold at the Hobonichi Techo Store Tokyo Station branch, opening September 16 (Wednesday).
*Release times and available items vary by store.
