Coreless Incense Sticks

Awaji Koh-Shi – Coffee

This sample comes from Nathan. When he sent me a parcel in August 2025, I asked him for a few…

Yichen contacted me at the end of 2025 via Instagram. The company is based in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, in…

These sticks come from Sebastian, with whom I swap incense from time to time. He was in Japan last year…

Sebastian, one of my incense friends with whom I exchange samples from time to time, was in Japan in 2025…

I got 6 of these sticks in an incense exchange in August 2024. The woman with whom I’d swapped incense…

I got 6 of these sticks in an incense exchange in August 2024. The woman with whom I’d exchanged incense…

These incense sticks were included when I bought a second-hand incense stick holder on Kleinanzeigen. A fortunate coincidence, as I…

My friend Povilas sent me a huge box of Japanese incense samples in mid-2023, including 2 of the varieties out…

These incense sticks were given away at the beginning of the year on Kleinanzeigen. In my attempt to find out…

In this article I’m combining the reviews of two sandalwood sticks from Nippon Kodo: Mainichi koh (which are also sold…

I had been curious for a while about trying Japanese Palo Santo incense sticks. The typical Palo Santo incense sticks…

All three samples come from Steve (Incense in The Wind); he sent them to me in May 2025. He bought…

All three varieties come from Steve (Incense in The Wind); he bought them on Temu and sent me samples in…

Shortly after I’d published my first article about Tibetan incense sticks, I happened to get back in contact with the…