There are 4 months left this year. Maybe some people will start looking for a new notebook for next year. This time, we would like to introduce the 2016 edition notebook recommended for those who want to write their schedules and memos firmly. If you buy the same thing every year, you may find a book that suits your lifestyle better (all prices are tax-excluded).

■ "Jibun Notebook" that can be used for "lifetime" instead of one year (scheduled to be released in early September)


"Jibun Notebook" is an original notebook developed by Hideaki Sakuma, a creator of a major advertising agency, for many years. KOKUYO S & T has been selling it since 2013, consisting of three volumes: a life log book "LIFE" that keeps long-term records of yourself and your family, "DIARY" that writes daily schedules and records on a 24-hour basis, and "IDEA" that writes ideas. It has been.

"LIFE" includes "40-year life plan for 5 family members", "emergency contact book", "password hint list", etc. "MIO PAPER" suitable for long-term storage is used for the inner paper, and it can be used for a lifetime while replacing it with a new notebook.



"DIARY" is mainly composed of "vertical schedule" which is composed of 24 hours axis and block type "monthly schedule" which starts on Monday.


"IDEA" is a grid-lined notepad that can be used as a diary or material book. The inner paper of "DIARY" and "IDEA" is "for Tomoe River notebook" which has less bleeding and is hard to move on the back. There are two sizes, A5 slim size and A6, and the price starts from 3,500 yen.

■ Idea notebook "Pat-mi" that shows the month and week at a glance (scheduled to be released in mid-September)


Another book from KOKUYO S & T. The new notebook "Pat-mi" scheduled to be released in mid-September solves the dissatisfaction that many notebook users have, "It is troublesome to go back and forth between monthly and weekly pages" and "One notebook per year is thick and heavy". A notebook that will help you. Mansleeve lock (monthly) and weekly vertical (weekly) are linked, and you can check the schedule of the week or day at a glance by turning the corresponding week.


In addition, it is a separate volume type of "1 volume per month", and you can carry it by putting only the required month (up to 2 months) in the special holder. When not in use, it can be stored in a storage sack case.


There are two types of lineup, one with a special holder (5,000 yen) and the other with a diary body only (3,800 yen). This is also produced by Mr. Sakuma.

■ "Opini" in pursuit of ease of use for working women in the 11th year of the series


A notebook of Shachihata's stationery series "opini" born from the voices of working women. It features unique pages such as a "Boss column" where you can write your boss's schedule, a "health management table" where you can record your physical condition, and a "self-control" where you can grasp your annual goals.


The product is said to be improved every year. In the 2016 version, in addition to the 16-month structure that can be filled in from December of the previous year, an example of filling in the "health management table" was added, and it also responded to "morning activity" needs that can fill in the schedule from 5 am (A5 size only). Yes. There are three sizes, A5, B6, and A6. The price starts from 1,500 yen.

■ Writing comfort and "margins" are the key points--"MD notebook diary"


The popular "MD Notebook" has a simple design that makes the best use of the paper that does not easily strike through or bleed even with a fountain pen, the bookbinding method that opens flat, and the good materials. Based on this note, "MD Note Diary" consists of a block-type monthly schedule, 8-split horizontal ruled memos that can be used for weekly schedules, and an unlined memo page. The monthly schedule has a margin around the page where you can write notes and illustrations, and the design has many writing points as a whole. There are four sizes (starting from 900 yen): paperback, new book, A5, and A4 variants.


In addition, "MD Note Diary 1 page per day" consisting of a monthly schedule page and 385 pages of free pages is also on sale. There is plenty of space that can be used as a diary, and you can write the record of the day as you like. The date is a free type. There are two sizes, paperback and A5 (starting from 2,300 yen).


The notebook that you spell in your own letters will gradually become attached to you. Even if you have completely turned your schedule management into a smartphone, why not look for a notebook for the first time in a while?