"Hobonichi Notebook" cover using "Tsugaru Kogin Sashi" will be resold on November 10.

The "Hobonichi Techo" produced and sold by the website Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shimbun, which is run by copywriter Shigesato Itoi. This year marks the 15th year of sales, and the 2015 edition recorded sales of more than 550,000 copies. In the national sales of the notebook section announced by the commercial facility "Loft", it has ranked No. 1 for 11 consecutive years.

"Tsugaru kogin sashimi" is one of the sashimi techniques that has been passed down in the Tsugaru region since ancient times. It was the wisdom of life to reinforce the coarse cloth such as hemp field clothes and to improve the heat retention. In recent years, it has been sewn on a variety of small items such as coasters and walnut buttons, and has been attracting attention mainly from women.

According to Sadaharu Narita of Hirosaki Kogin Research Institute (in Fufu-cho, Hirosaki City), there was a request from the office around last March. "Tsugaru kogin stabs are done by hand one by one, so delivery took until February of this year," he said. At the institute, 20 to 30 stabbers are asked to make each month. “There are many female stabbers who work internally during farm work, so it is difficult to ask for a busy season,” says Narita.

This year's cover has a total of 82 types, of which 3 are the original Tsugaru Kogin Sashi. Each has a distinctive pattern called "Mokodo," with a scale-like fish pattern "Mokodo" on the spine, "Kokoro no Kurohana [Raven]" and "Tekonoko," which is an image of a flower necklace. "Hanako Enclosure [Suicho]" and "Issue Hanako Enclosure [Snow White]" that expresses the momentum of not knowing where the needle stick will stop.

A person in charge of the Tokyo Itoi Shigesato office said, `` For almost a few years, there was an opinion that we would like a warm cover made by humans, and the name of Tsugaru kogin sashimi was mentioned among them. When I sold the 2016 edition on September 1, the cover was sold out. "

The price is 11,880 yen (cover only). It will be sold only at the website "Hobonichi Store" from 11:00 on November 10th.