Japanese Planners for 2027: What Is Out Now, and Which Ones Are Hard to Get Abroad

The 2027 planners have been in Japanese shops since September. Most of the regular lineups reach the rest of the world sooner or later. The editions people write to me about are the other ones: a cover sold only at one chain, a collaboration sold only in one shop at Tokyo Station, a free gift that only comes with an order from a Japan-only web store.

Short answer: Buy the standard 2027 planners direct or from a shop near you. Hobonichi’s own online store ships abroad. The hard ones are the Loft-only Winnie the Pooh Hobonichi line, the Suica Penguin line sold only at the Hobonichi store inside Tokyo Station, and MD’s own web store, which delivers only in Japan. Those need someone in Japan. Everything below is as of 19 October 2026 and comes from the makers’ own pages.

The 2027 planners at a glance

Planner	What the maker says	Hard to get abroad?
Hobonichi Techo 2027, regular lineup	Sold in Hobonichi’s online store, which ships international orders by FedEx	No. Buy direct
Hobonichi “Winnie the Pooh” (Loft only)	On sale from 1 October at Loft shops and Loft’s online store. Not sold on Hobonichi’s site, at its Tokyo Station store or at TOBICHI	Yes
Hobonichi × Suica Penguin	Limited to the Tokyo Station store (Gransta Tokyo). Online pre-orders 22–31 October; in-store resales in late October and late November	Yes
MD Notebook Diary 2027	MD’s web store delivers in Japan only. A non-sale colour pen comes with qualifying orders	The diary, no. The free pen, yes
TRAVELER’S notebook 2027 Diary	Japan from 10 September; USA and Canada from 19 October	The diary, no. The limited 2027 extras can sell out
Jibun Techo 2027 (Kokuyo)	In Japanese shops from mid-September; limited sheep covers	Depends where you live

Hobonichi Techo 2027

Hobonichi’s own online store sells the 2027 planners and ships abroad, so for the regular planners you do not need me.

Two things to know about the Moomin line, now in its second year: the special Moomin weeks, with quotes and illustrations on the inside pages, is Japanese-language only. The English version has the same cover with standard pages inside. The special edition is January-start only.

The Loft-only Winnie the Pooh line. Seven items based on E. H. Shepard’s original illustrations, sold only at Loft shops and Loft’s online store from 1 October 2026. Hobonichi says plainly that it does not sell them itself. Prices including tax:

• Original (A6) cover “Poohsticks Bridge”: ¥4,620
• Cousin (A5) cover “Friends of the Forest”: ¥5,720
• weeks “Story Time”, January start: ¥3,190 (Japanese), ¥3,300 (English)
• Pencil boards: ¥600 / ¥770 / ¥660
• Sticky notes: ¥935

Loft also ran a pre-order of the two covers on its online store from 13 to 18 October. That window has now closed. Stock varies by shop, and Hobonichi asks buyers to check with Loft.

The Suica Penguin line at Tokyo Station. Hobonichi opened its first flagship, the Hobonichi Techo Store at JR Tokyo Station, on 16 September 2026. It is on the B1 floor inside the ticket gates. Its exclusive is a collaboration with Suica’s penguin, and demand was high enough that Hobonichi announced on 8 October:

• Online pre-orders on Gransta’s own web shop, GRANSTA MALL, from 22 October, 10:00 to 31 October, 23:59 (Japan time). Delivery is planned for the end of March 2027. One of each item per person. The four weeks planners, the mini keyholder and the puffy stickers are not included.
• First in-store resale, planned for late October to early November: three stationery items only.
• Second in-store resale, planned for late November to mid-December: the whole series, weeks included. Hobonichi says it may make store entry by advance reservation (lottery) and will announce the method on its X account.

MD Notebook Diary 2027

MD PRODUCT’s 2027 diaries come in four types: the standard diary (A7, bunko, shinsho, A5; A7 is new), a slim version, a one-page-a-day version (A5 square is new) and diary stickers. Prices start at ¥1,100 including tax.

The diaries themselves are sold widely. The extra is a campaign on MD’s Japanese web store: an order of ¥3,300 or more including a 2027 diary or calendar gets an MD Drawing Pen 0.3 mm in a blue that is not sold, one per order, while stocks last. MD’s guide says it delivers only within Japan.

TRAVELER’S notebook 2027 Diary

Traveler’s Company released the 2027 refills in Japan on 10 September and lists 19 October as the date for the USA and Canada. If you are there, buy locally.

The limited 2027 items are a clear folder and a pencil board (both in Regular and Passport sizes) and a customising sticker set for the diary. Traveler’s Company notes they may sell out. In Japan, release-day sales at four Traveler’s Factory shops were by advance lottery to avoid crowds. That lottery is over. Whether the extras are still on the shelf is something I can check for you.

Jibun Techo 2027

Kokuyo put the 2027 Jibun Techo in shops from mid-September. This year’s limited covers are a sheep pattern for 2027, the Year of the Sheep, by the illustrator Seiji Matsumoto: blue and yellow for DAYs, orange and blue for the First Kit. Kokuyo’s suggested prices are ¥3,000 to ¥5,600 before tax. Its release does not say where these are sold outside Japan, so check your local stockists first.

What this means if you order through me

• Loft-only Hobonichi items: I buy them in a Loft shop or from Loft’s online store, at Loft’s price.
• Suica Penguin items: I can place a GRANSTA MALL pre-order in the 22–31 October window, or go to the Tokyo Station store for a resale. The limit is one of each item per person, so I can buy only one of each per release. If the second resale needs a store-entry lottery, I will read its conditions first and tell you before you pay if I cannot take part.
• MD’s free pen: I order from MD’s Japanese store with my address, so the pen comes with the order.
• Several shops, one parcel: I hold everything free for 30 days and ship it together.

What it costs: the goods at the shop’s price, with a photo of the receipt. My purchase fee is 25% of the first ¥30,000 (20% of the part from ¥30,000 to ¥100,000, 15% above that), so a ¥4,620 Pooh cover costs ¥1,155 in fees. Each additional shop in the same parcel costs ¥2,200. Queuing or a lottery in Tokyo costs ¥16,000 per half day. Shipping is a fixed amount quoted before you pay, and payment processing is 4% of the total. Import duty and tax in your country are not in my quote. (Exception: for US parcels I collect the duty and the prepayment provider’s fee in advance, as separate lines in the quote.)

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Related: Japan Store Exclusives: Why They Never Reach Shops Abroad, and How to Get One, New and Limited Japanese Fountain Pens and Inks, Autumn 2026.