The Hobonichi Techo is a Japanese planner, best known for giving every day of the year a page of its own. This is the book on its own, in a plain paper cover, ready to slide into a Hobonichi cover or to be used just as it comes.

A daily page has a 24 hour time bar down one side, a to-do box at the top, a small month calendar and a quote at the foot. Monthly calendars and a year index sit in front of them, so you can plan the month and then write up the day.

Why people love it
• Tomoe River paper, thin and smooth, takes fountain pen ink and lets sheen and shading show
• Thread stitched, so it opens flat at 180 degrees and stays open with no hand on it
• The 3.7 mm grid suits small handwriting, sketches, stickers and washi tape alike
• Coloured month tabs down the page edge, and rounded corners that survive a bag

Above you can choose the size, the language, and whether you want a page a day or open grid pages instead.