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The Hobonichi Techo team is coming to Melbourne for the first time, and we are co-hosting. On Tuesday 27 October, the Hobonichi Techo Meeting Caravan sets up at Chayo Café, right next door to MINIMARU Clayton, for two small sessions of techo users sharing how they use theirs. It is free to join, but places are limited and applications close this Sunday.
- Date
- Tuesday 27 October 2026
- Sessions
- 10:30am to 12pm · 2pm to 3:30pm
- Where
- Chayo Café, 351 Clayton Road, Clayton VIC 3168 (next door to MINIMARU Clayton)
- Places
- 6 to 8 people per session
- Cost
- Free
- Apply by
- Sunday 18 October 2026, 1pm AEDT
A meetup with the people who make the techo
The Meeting Caravan is Hobonichi's travelling get-together. Members of the Hobonichi Techo team visit a city, sit down with a small group of techo users, and spend an hour and a half talking about how everyone actually uses their book. It has run across Japan and in cities like Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago. This is its first stop in Melbourne.
The groups are kept small on purpose, so everyone gets a turn to open their techo and talk through it.
What to bring and what we will talk about
Anyone who uses a Hobonichi Techo is welcome, whether you started this year or have a shelf of them.
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Your Hobonichi Techo
Current or past, any size or format. Show the pages you are proud of and the ones that are a mess.
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Your 2027 cover
If you have already picked your cover for next year, bring it along and tell us why.
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Your favourite stationery
The pens, stickers, stamps and tapes that live in your cover pockets.
You may end up in Hobonichi's event report
Hobonichi publishes a write-up after each Meeting Caravan. Photos from the day, including participants' techo pages, may be featured.
Two sessions on Tuesday 27 October
Each session is the same format. Choose the one that suits you when you apply.
10:30am to 12pm
Morning session at Chayo Café.
2pm to 3:30pm
Afternoon session at Chayo Café.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your session starts.
Apply by Sunday 18 October
Applications are handled by Hobonichi through their event page. With only 6 to 8 places in each session, we recommend applying as soon as you can.
Applications close Sunday 18 October 2026, 1pm AEDT
That is 11am in Japan, where the Hobonichi team will be reviewing them.
Chayo Café, next door to MINIMARU Clayton
Chayo Café, 351 Clayton Road, Clayton VIC 3168
Tuesday 27 October 2026
MINIMARU Clayton is next door at 349 Clayton Road, with the Hobonichi 2027 range on the shelves if you want to browse before or after your session.