Have you always wanted to try the famed Hobonichi paper, but don’t want to commit to a full planner? Now you can!
Ana recently sent me a Hobonichi Graph Notebook, A6 ($20 at JetPens), featuring a pretty cover designed by Hiroko Kubota called Another Night of Falling Star Sparklers. The slim notebook features 144 sheets (288 pages) of the same paper as is in the Techo planners. Each page is printed with a 3.7mm grid in red, blue, green and purple. The notebook is A6 size which translates to 4 1/8″ x 5 7/8″ (10.5 cm x 15 cm), and is also available in A5 size as well.
The paper is truly lovely. It’s smooth and the pen just glides over it. There’s no bleeding or feathering, even though I’m using a medium nib that’s putting down a decent amount of ink. I tried to write lightly on this page, so you can see there is a bit of show through and indentation on the other side. Normally this would be more pronounced if I were the one using it.
In general, I prefer slightly thicker paper given my heavy writing, but this is the perfect notebook for my purse. And if you’re eager to try Hobonichi paper without springing for a full planner or ordering from overseas, give this little notebook a look over at JetPens!
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