The art of Kyohei Sakaguchi is now on the Hobonichi Techo Weeks cover! 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.”
From a distance, the artwork may resemble a photograph, but it’s actually created using pastel—a 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.
DETAILS:
- Language: ENGLISH
- Main material: Rayon / Paper
- Paper type: Sanzen Tomoe River Paper
- Number of grid paper memo pages: 73 pages
- Total pages: 240 pages
- Graph paper size: 3.55mm
- Start of week: MONDAY
- Yearly calendar: 2025, 2026, 2027
- Yearly Index: Jan. - Dec. 2026 (2 pages)
- Monthly calendar: Dec. 2025 - Mar. 2027 (32 pages)
- Weekly calendar: Nov. 25, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2027 (116 pages)
- Include: a clear, adhesive corner pocket
- Size: H: 186 x W: 95 x T: 11 mm / H: 7.3" x W: 3.7" x T: 0.4"
- Weight: Approx. 140g
- Item no. 4573630239455
Compatible with a Weeks Cover
Bonus pages: Shorthand Note-Taking / Using Common Items to Measure Size / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / Oodles of Noodles / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Addresses / Personal Notes