Hobonichi – A5 Plain Notebook – Grid - 2023 Spring Edition - Tomitaro Makino: Yamazakura

For Hobonichi Techo Spring 2023, we added cover designs in collaboration with the botanical illustration by Dr. Tomitaro Makino, a botanist known as the Father of Japanese Botany.

The drawing of cherry blossoms drawn with precise lines to the last detail is the first illustration of “Yamazakura,” meaning “mountain cherry,” which is the opening illustration of the first volume of his “Flora Japonica” book published in 1900. Dr. Tomitaro Makino’s drawing of the Yamazakura cherry tree as a symbolic Japanese plant is characterized by its dazzlingly detailed line drawings.

The botanical illustrations, born from a keen eye for observation, knowledge, and experience, make this techo an ideal companion for your daily life.

Details:
* Uses original Tomoe River paper (machine 7 production). The same thin, durable paper that has been used in the Hobonichi Techo
* 288-page book
* Contains graph paper divided into 4 colors
* Color of the ink on the page changes every 72 pages (red / blue / green / purple)
* Easy to split the book into several themes or use the colors as a way to more easily find old entries
* The notebook size is the same as the A5 Cousin, which makes it compatible with any of the Cousin’s Hobonichi Techo covers.
* Opens completely flat
* A mere 8mm thick
* Stitch-binding
* Dimensions: W: 148 x H: 210 x T: 10 mm / W: 5.8" x H: 8.3" x T: 0.4"