The 2026 Jibun Techo First Kit Red is an unwritten encyclopedia. Every detail and oddity of your life can be documented and logged in this complete Jibun Techo system, which is designed not just to cover a year, but a lifetime.

Jibun Techo system DIARY, LIFE, IDEA

Jibun Techo system consists of 3 separate volumes DIARY, LIFE and IDEA to be bundled together and create one notebook. You can use just one, two or all three volumes together inside the same cover.

This Jibun Techo First Kit notebook includes all three volumes that are the building blocks of the Jibun Techo system. Its cover also has space to keep business cards and small photos

For the 2026 Jibun Techo Biz and DAYs series, the LIFE and IDEA volumes can be purchased separately.

The 2026 Jibun Techo First Kit is also available at Misc Store in Red.

Details

Measures 21,7 x 13,6 cm (Slim A5)
Runs from November 2025 – January 2027
Counts 122 DIARY pages, 40 LIFE pages, 40 IDEA pages
Features monthly color coordinated tabs and pen holder
Made in Japan

Please note: images depicted may be from previous years, contents are similar for 2026.

DIARY the first and best known of three volumes

All Jibun Techo series have their own carefully considered DIARY design and format. For the 2026 Jibun Techo First Kit Violet, its a weekly format with a 24-hour vertical schedule.

Go ahead and log it all, from morning activities to all-nighters, there is space to plan your week by the hour. Next to your detailed weekly vertical schedule is a spacious task list and small month-at-a-glance calendar. It’s excellent as a habit tracker as well, featuring extra logs such as a mood tracker, weather logs, moon phases and empty space to add your own entries.

This weekly format runs from November 2025 to January 2027, accompanied by monthly spreads covering November 2025 to April 2027 and a yearly schedule.

In the additional pages you will find a gantt chart for project planning, yearly reflections, and lists: for gifts, wishes, financial plans or your favorite catchphrases.
Kokuyo made a translation for all the lists. You can download this here. In this blog, we highlight these additional pages, which we find a very interesting addition.

LIFE and IDEA help to flesh out the brilliance of the Jibun Techo system

LIFE is meant to last longer than through 2026 ideally covering, well, your life and can remain in the Jibun Techo cover indefinitely. It lets you keep information that you want to refer to over the years, such as life goals, family planning and even passwords. You can transfer all that information without having to rewrite it in a new planner every year.

IDEA is a gridded notebook for extra notes, journaling, sketching, recipes or more. It integrates into the CamiApp, allowing you to upload your notes into Google Drive or Dropbox.

DIARY and IDEA feature Kokuyos signature 52gsm THIN paper that is low-show-through, while LIFE is printed on Kokuyos premium MIO (60gsm and ever-so-slightly warmer in tone).

English translation of Jibun Techo Additional pages

Kokuyo translates the pages in pdf’s in English. This way you can understand the additional and planner pages. For the additional pages they created cut-outs which you can cut and paste in the pages position. You can download these from our blogpost.

Kokuyo Jibun Techo Diary x Misc Store Amsterdam

At Misc Store Amsterdam we have included the Kokuyo Jibun Techo diary since 2020. We started with their Jibun Techo Biz and First Kit, and our customers where thrilled with the addition. We decided to expand the collection with more colors and the original Kokuyo Jibun Techo Goods.

2026 Diaries & Calendars Misc Store Amsterdam

Planning every minute in detail, or rather long term projects? Or do you rather log your days? It’s important that your analogue diary assists you in your personal type of planning. We know and understand the importance of the right planner for the right person.

Browse online or head to our store in Amsterdam let us help you find the perfect planning companion.

Shop 2026 Diaries and Calendars from brands like Midori, TRAVELER’S notebook, Hightide, Penco, Postalco, Jibun Techo, Marjolein Delhaas and many other stationers.

Kokuyo x Misc Store Amsterdam

Founded in 1905, Kokuyo quickly became the industry leader in paper products from account books to letter paper, forms and notebooks.

Over the years, Kokuyo has developed various products that enrich lives. That feeling when you open up a fresh new notebook and see the blank page. That feeling when you put pen to paper and let the ideas flow. Whether through stationery, furniture, or spatial design, Kokuyo strives to unleash people’s inner creativity. Creation is an expression of uniqueness. Bringing out peoples individuality contributes towards a better future.

At Misc Store Amsterdam, both in our shop as well as online, we proudly carry some of Kokuyo’s earlier steel desk items. The designs have not changed since their product launch. We also carry their famed Campus notebooks and a selection of the contest to market entries from their Kokuyo Design Awards, such as the Beetle Tip Marker and the Kadokeshi Eraser.