<p>Yes, she also has the backpack in the Light Novel. When she decided to visit her mom after a long time, she put memories in there to make her mother happy.</p>

<p>Here's a quote from the Mayoi Snail Arc in the LN (BakaTsuki translation):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>She neatly bound her own hair and filled her favorite backpack full of old memories hoping to delight her mother with them.  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>.</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> In the end she died with her backpack on, so she still carries it after her death.</p>
</blockquote>

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2013-12-20T07:25:20.120Z
Specifically these old memories were of her dad.
кяαzєя
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2013-12-20T07:23:18.510Z
2013-12-20T07:23:18.510Z
looper
<p>In the anime, Hachikuji always carries a large backpack everywhere. What's in the bag? And why she always carrying it? Did she also carry it in the LN?</p>

<p>(I only watched until episode 5 in Monogatari Series: Second Season, so I don't know if there will be any explanation about this.)</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xTAhe.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2015-08-20T20:02:15.260Z
In addition to looper's answer, it's probably somewhat representing a snails shell in physical appearance - and guess what animal she's associated with~
Toshinou Kyouko
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What's inside Hachikuji's bag?
# What's inside Hachikuji's bag?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-12-20
In the anime, Hachikuji always carries a large backpack everywhere. What's in the bag? And why she always carrying it? Did she also carry it in the LN?

(I only watched until episode 5 in Monogatari Series: Second Season, so I don't know if there will be any explanation about this.)

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xTAhe.jpg)
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In addition to looper's answer, it's probably somewhat representing a snails shell in physical appearance - and guess what animal she's associated with~  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-12-20. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
Yes, she also has the backpack in the Light Novel. When she decided to visit her mom after a long time, she put memories in there to make her mother happy.

Here's a quote from the Mayoi Snail Arc in the LN (BakaTsuki translation):

> She neatly bound her own hair and filled her favorite backpack full of old memories hoping to delight her mother with them.

.

> In the end she died with her backpack on, so she still carries it after her death.
> **Comments:**
> **username_3** (2013-12-20): Specifically these old memories were of her dad.  
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