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Hobonichi 2026 items ordered
Sep. 1st, 2025 04:40 amI use Hobonichi paper planners, both an A5 page-per-day larger model, and a smaller slim diary. And today sales open for the 2026 season, so it's a bit of a buying frenzy time for Hobonichi users. Some things do sell out quickly.
This year again I went with Art From The Heart in Harrogate, who get in most of the range. And start selling at 3AM UK time on 1st September to match sales opening in Japan. It was a tenser purchasing experience with AFTH than last year, when I managed to check out in just a couple of minutes. This time it took me 10 minutes just to add 3 items from my wishlist to my basket, then another 10 minutes to go through formal check out. The site was extremely busy with UK customers this year in the minutes after 3AM, and very much not coping well. But it did work albeit slowly (and after an hour was back to speed). And I think I've got all my items. One of my items sold out at AFTH not long after I bought it, but I think I have it. Quite a lot of other things have since sold out there too.
The main Hobonichi shopping website in Japan was also as usual struggling at 3AM (11AM Japanese time) today. With many fraught people placing their direct orders. But I was glad to avoid that this year. I also worry too much with my generalised anxiety disorder about the round the world courier delivery after, and am much happier getting something coming in the post (tracked service) from Yorkshire to me in Scotland.
Sales of Hobonichi to US customers are problematic this year. Tariffs are causing restrictions on the combinations that Hobonichi offer, and increasing the cost. As is the stopping of the generous de minimis duty exemption. Which as someone in another country that very happily charges import duties I have boggled at. For US people looking to buy Hobonichi items from US stockists many deliveries to retailers are held up in customs, extra complicated by the tariff situation.
I'm just relieved to have hopefully got my items. Even if it was extra fraught compared to 2024.
This year again I went with Art From The Heart in Harrogate, who get in most of the range. And start selling at 3AM UK time on 1st September to match sales opening in Japan. It was a tenser purchasing experience with AFTH than last year, when I managed to check out in just a couple of minutes. This time it took me 10 minutes just to add 3 items from my wishlist to my basket, then another 10 minutes to go through formal check out. The site was extremely busy with UK customers this year in the minutes after 3AM, and very much not coping well. But it did work albeit slowly (and after an hour was back to speed). And I think I've got all my items. One of my items sold out at AFTH not long after I bought it, but I think I have it. Quite a lot of other things have since sold out there too.
The main Hobonichi shopping website in Japan was also as usual struggling at 3AM (11AM Japanese time) today. With many fraught people placing their direct orders. But I was glad to avoid that this year. I also worry too much with my generalised anxiety disorder about the round the world courier delivery after, and am much happier getting something coming in the post (tracked service) from Yorkshire to me in Scotland.
Sales of Hobonichi to US customers are problematic this year. Tariffs are causing restrictions on the combinations that Hobonichi offer, and increasing the cost. As is the stopping of the generous de minimis duty exemption. Which as someone in another country that very happily charges import duties I have boggled at. For US people looking to buy Hobonichi items from US stockists many deliveries to retailers are held up in customs, extra complicated by the tariff situation.
I'm just relieved to have hopefully got my items. Even if it was extra fraught compared to 2024.