Hobonichi Graph Notebook A6 – Tomitaro Makino: Japanese mountain cherry

The Hobonichi Graph Notebook faithfully reproduces the features of the Hobonichi Techo—the same Tomoe River S paper, the same 3.7 mm grid—in an undated notebook. Its cover is adorned with a botanical illustration by Tomitaro Makino, a Japanese botanist known as the "Father of Japanese Botany." The drawing depicts the Yamazakura, or mountain cherry blossom, and opens the first volume of his Flora Japonica, published in 1900. Created during the Meiji era using magnifying glasses and microscopes, then traced with a mouse-hair brush, this masterpiece of botanical precision illustrates the flower in the finest detail—petals, branches, and internal structures.

Despite its 240 pages of Tomoe River paper, the notebook is only 8 mm thick. The grid ink color changes every 60 pages (red, blue, green, purple) to make it easier to organize by theme or to find past entries. In A6 format, it is compatible with all A6 Hobonichi Techo covers.

Ideal as a companion to a Hobonichi Techo, for use as a sketchbook, notebook, or for journaling.

Specifications:

• Size: A6
• 240 grid pages, 3.7 mm grid
• Thickness: 8 mm
• Grid color changes every 60 pages (red / blue / green / purple)
• Tomoe River S paper, fountain pen friendly
• Compatible with A6 Hobonichi Techo covers
• Illustration: Tomitaro Makino – Yamazakura
• Made in Japan