Hobonichi Techo 2026 Spring April Start – Kyohei Sakaguchi: En Route to Kumamoto Port at Dawn Weeks Hardcover Book / Weekly Horizontal / April Start / Mon start – Japanese Edition

Hobonichi Techo 2026 Spring April Start – Kyohei Sakaguchi: En Route to Kumamoto Port at Dawn Weeks Hardcover Book / Weekly Horizontal / April Start / Mon start – Japanese Edition

Features

He doesnt construct buildings, yet hes an architect. He writes, sings, photographs, and paints. Kyohei Sakaguchi has continued creating in all these formseffortlessly, like breathing. This Weeks features one of his pastel paintings.

Living in Kumamoto Prefecture, Sakaguchi began growing vegetables on a plot he rented in a community garden in 2020. On his way to the garden and while tending his plot, he captures the scenery with his smartphone. He uses these photos as references for his pastel artwork.

This pastel painting, titled En Route to Kumamoto Port at Dawn, was created on March 22, 2024. According to Sakaguchi, it depicts the crisp, cool morning sky before heading out to fish. Clouds stretch across the dawn skythose touched by light are painted in white and pale orange, while those in shadow are a soft gray.

Sakaguchi explains that the color of the clouds reflects not only the real scenery he observed, but also his own inner statemaking the colors feel even more vivid.

From a distance, the artwork may resemble a photograph, but its actually created using pastela chalk-like medium that Sakaguchi dabs and layers onto white paper, then blends with his fingers.
To capture this warm, handcrafted texture, the cover material was chosen to mimic the look and feel of canvas.

The year 2026 is stamped in subtle silver foil, small and understated, a soft glint, like the morning star just before sunrise.

When you order this Hobonichi Techo Weeks, youll receive a clear, adhesive corner pocket you can stick anywhere you like.

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 Weeks book has space for writing in plans or journal entries, and it also has plenty of grid paper memo pages in the back. The back of the book contains bonus pages, including Memories 2026 and 12 Switches to Help You Focus.

Specifications

Size H: 188 x W: 94 x T: 11 mm / H: 7.4″ x W: 3.7″ x T: 0.4″
Weight Approx. 140 g
Main material Rayon / Paper
Language Japanese
Pages 240 pages
Paper Type / Binding Thin, light Tomoe River paper that is smooth to write on and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size 3.55 mm
*Monthly calendar pages are 3.4 mm
Start of Week Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar 2025, 2026, 2027
Yearly Index Apr. 2026 – Mar. 2027 (2 pages)
Monthly Calendar Mar. 2026 – Apr. 2027 (28 pages)
Daily Quotes One per week (Japanese)
Weekly Pages Feb. 23, 2026 – Apr. 4, 2027 (116 pages)
*All weekly pages include quotes.
Graph Paper 73 pages
Bonus Pages 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Using Things around You to Measure Size / My 100 / Memories 2026 / 12 Switches to Help You Focus / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Contact List / Personal Notes
Listed Information Week of the year / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese calendar) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)

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