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The Jibun Techo, (ジブン + 手帳)meaning “planner for myself,” is designed to support both yearly and lifelong planning. This planner embodies the concept of a personal planner for "myself," designed not only for a single year but as a companion for a lifetime.

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The Jibun Techo 3-in-1 Planner consists of three individual volumes bundled together to form a complete planner:

DIARY - for yearly and daily planning
LIFE - for lifetime records and important memories
IDEA - a flexible notebook for thoughts and inspirations

Designed for ease of use, this planner helps you store and organise information, document daily moments, and discover more about yourself. It supports self-management, self-discovery, and self-improvement, making it the perfect tool to cover your past, present, and future.

New limited-edition stickers launched this year!

Use these stickers to decorate book covers or to embellish your life log.

Features of the Jibun Techo DIARY

DIARY

The Jibun Techo DIARY has a unique format to help you plan out your days, and provides a dedicated space to track or log various things whether it is your goals, food, health, reflections, etc.

Weekly Layout: Each week is presented across two pages in a vertical format, with hours marked from 0 to 24 for comprehensive daily planning. A unique sun-to-moon scale shows daytime and nighttime, giving you flexibility to plan from early morning to late night.

Flexible Spaces: Additional space on the left side allows you to jot down important events or tasks for the week, while customisable sections at the bottom let you track to-do lists, meals, and daily moods.

Thoughtful Details: Each day includes date, weather, and moon phases at the top of the column. Each page features light grey grids that are unobtrusive yet versatile. The layout encourages creativity, letting you add lists, mini-journals, or decorations with stickers and washi tapes.

Colourful tabs: The colour of the tabs changes every month, so you can have a fresh look each month.

Special paper developed for Jibun Techo: The planner uses THIN paper, specially developed for the JIBUN TECHO. Lightweight and low-show-through, it resists warping even when you rub out erasable ink.

Opens at a flat angle: Lay-flat binding makes all parts of the page equally easy to write on, enhancing usability and comfort.

Contents

Monthly schedule

The calendar block lets you see the whole month at a glance. For months that start in the middle of the week, the end of the previous month is also shown, making it easier to read. The calendar can be used until March of the following year.

Monthly project

You can see two months in a row, which is useful for project management. By writing in the subdivisions on the left-hand side, you can make your progress visible at a glance. You can also use this area to graph your weight, share prices, and so on.

Weekly schedule

Providing equal space for weekdays and weekends, this 24-hour vertical layout helps you keep track of your daily activities.

My dream of this year

It makes more sense to note down your goals for the year instead of month-by-month. The goals section is also subdivided, making it easier to think things through.

Book & movie list

Use this list to log books you want to read (or have read), movies you want to see (or have seen), and so on. Record your verdict with a face symbol, or jot down a brief review.

Gifts given/received

It’s all too easy to forget gifts received. Even if you resolve at the time to return the favor later, you’ll probably forget unless you write it down. You can also use this list to log gifts you've given.

Promise list

Promise List

Verbal promises tend not to be kept. In the moment, you intend to keep them, but afterwards you simply forget. When you make a promise, get into the habit of writing it down straight away.

Looking back on this year

Here’s where you can summarise and reflect on everything you did and logged in your JIBUN_TECHO this year.

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LIFE

Designed for important life information you want to keep forever. It allows you to record key events and memories without having to rewrite them every year.

To be able to documenting and organising your entire life in your journal is something serious yet interesting. Some pages might have much stronger privacy (such as emergency contacts and last words you might want to say to them), but they are actually very important, therefore you might consider this Jibun Techo [LIFE] as part of you.

For example, you have to record your friends' birthdays and important anniversaries every year in your journal or planner, and repeat doing the same thing again for the coming year in another book. With this LIFE booklet, you could keep them forever without repeat writing down the same information again and again.

Contents

100 wishes list

Here’s where you list 100 things you'd like to try at least once. This helps you rethink your whole approach to life. Feel free to write whatever you like, from the most serious things to the most trivial.

Personal motto list

Are there certain quotes that will remain etched in your memory for a lifetime? Write down your beliefs, ideals and resolutions, as reminders and inspirations.

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Tips for using LIFE booklet:

Do not try to write everything at once. Not a must to complete everything. The LIFE booklet is meant to be completed gradually, capturing your life story over time.

IDEA

Notebook with grid layout for extra notes「IDEA」

For better searchability, write the dates and titles to the left of the vertical line. You can use this notebook as a daily journal, a place to jot down ideas, a collection list, a reading journal, notes for sketches, meeting minutes, or so many other things.

The Jibun Techo 3-in-1 kit is perfect for new users, providing everything you need: three booklets (DIARY, LIFE, and IDEA), a matte clear softcover, and a pencil board/ruler with an elastic band to keep it closed. Its simple, versatile design adapts to your lifestyle, allowing you to use one, two, or all three booklets within a single cover to organise your life effectively.

If you wish to get only the DIARY booklet, click here!

Some sample pages here.

Schedule Period: November 2024 - January 2026

Material: (Cover) PVC; (Inserts) Kokuyo THIN Paper

Size: A5 Slim (H20xW136xD217mm); B6 Slim Mini (H190xW120)

Designed by Hideaki Sakuma

Made in Japan

KOKUYO

Kokuyo Jibun Techo 2025 (3-in-1) Planner Kit