Hobonichi Techo Weeks 2025 Hiroko Kubota: Night Cherry Blossom Snow Globe

A snow globe is pictured on a glossy black background. Inside is a park at night with beautiful cherry blossoms in full bloom. This mesmerizing and impressive scene was specially drawn for this Hobonichi Weeks cover by illustrator Hiroko Kubota. A cat stands on an elephant slide, the moment frozen in time when it catches a petal from the sky. The illuminated street light shows the night-time setting inside the globe.

Look closely and you’ll see the petals sparkle, as the cherry blossoms are depicted in pink foil. The year 2025 is foil-pressed in matte silver. The back of the cover features a trail of fluttering petals, as if watching them fall in slow motion. This Weeks pairs sweetness with stillness, and is the perfect place to record your precious moments.

When you order this Hobonichi Techo Weeks, you’ll receive a clear, adhesive corner pocket you can stick anywhere you like. The book uses thin and light yet durable Tomoe River paper. This paper that underwent an overhaul with the 2024 edition planner is more resistant to bleed through, lighter despite being the same thickness, and has a smoother surface by adjusting the fibers of the paper.

The Weeks book has space for writing in plans or journal entries, and it also has 69 pages of grid paper memo pages in the back (73 pages in the English edition). The back of the book contains bonus pages, including Sample Symbols and Icons and Oodles of Noodles. The Hobonichi Techo 2025 Weeks book comes in either English or Japanese. If you love this cover, then you can pick out which language you’d like in that book.