Kokuyo Jibun Techo 2025 First Kit [A5 Slim]

Available in a smaller B6 format here.

The Kokuyo Jibun Techo kits are inspired by the Japanese words self and planner, and they are not just a yearly planner like most other diaries. They include three inserts, a traditional DIARY, a LIFE planner for jotting down personal goals, and an IDEA graph paper insert for extra notes. 

The DIARY insert features monthly pages to visually see your schedule for the whole month, Weekly pages in a vertical layout with 24-hour timeline, a Gantt chart* that can be used for habit tracking and project management, and various lists. The DIARY insert  uses 52 gsm THIN paper, specially developed for the JIBUN TECHO. It contains 112 pages in total.

The LIFE insert lets you keep information that you want to refer to over the years, like life goals and anniversaries. You can transfer all that information without having to rewrite it in a new planner every year. It contains 80 pages with 100 wishes list, Life’s dream, Personal motto list, Life plan, List of anniversaries, Map of Japan/the world, My chronicle, Family tree, Emergency contact list, Password hint list, Financial management, Medical record and a space for your favourite photos. The LIFE insert uses a 60 gsm Kokuyo MIO paper. 

The IDEA insert contains 80 pages of grid paper for extra notes, journaling, sketching and more.

*(A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule, named after its populariser, Henry Gantt, who designed such a chart around the years 1910–1915)

New limited-edition stickers for 2025

Use these stickers to decorate book covers or to embellish your life log, included with your kit.

Full Contents List:

• Vertical weekly schedule (24-hour timeline/Saturday and Sunday get the same size slot/to-dos/weather/moon phase/sunrise and sunset/meals eaten/how you felt about the day)
• Monthly calendar block (including rokuyo [lucky and unlucky days] and the 24 sekki [divisions of the solar year])
• Monthly project (2-month spread)
• 3-year calendar
• Age chart
• Yearly schedule
• My dream of this year
• Money plan
• Weekly plan
• Favorite phrases
• Recommendation list
• Book list
• Movie list
• Gifts given/received
• Promise list
• Free list
• 100 wishes list
• Railway maps (Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto/Nagoya/Sapporo/Sendai/Yokohama/Kobe/Fukuoka)
• Japan map
• World time differences
• Looking back on this year
• Personal data

What's special about Kokuyo's 'THIN' paper?

What's special about Kokuyo's 'MIO' paper?

The Jibun Techo lays flat to enable you to make the most of your writing surface area.

Good to know

• Includes a 112 page DIARY insert and LIFE and IDEA 80 page booklets 
• Fountain pen friendly
• Lays flat
• Pen loop on cover
• Pencil board with elastic band
• Resistant PVC cover with pockets and penholder
• Two ribbon bookmarks (DIARY insert)
• Available in different colours
• A5 slim size (H217×W136mm)

About the brand

Kokuyo is an original and unique Japanese brand that has been designing and producing stationery since 1905. Their philosophy is to 'be Unique' which embodies the desire to stimulate people’s inner creativity to bring out everyone’s uniqueness. Their work is also focused on global environmental issues, such as global warming and declining forest resources.