Kohgen – Japanese Fragrances – Hinoki Sebastian, one of my incense friends with whom I exchange samples from time to time, was in Japan in 2025… Continue reading “Kohgen – Japanese Fragrances – Hinoki”…
Nippon Kodo – Ka-fuh – Hinoki I got 6 of these sticks in an incense exchange in August 2024. The woman with whom I’d swapped incense… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Ka-fuh – Hinoki”…
Nippon Kodo – Ka-fuh – Aqua I got 6 of these sticks in an incense exchange in August 2024. The woman with whom I’d exchanged incense… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Ka-fuh – Aqua”…
Kenmei Do – The Path of Perfection – Kodama | Spirit of the Tree These incense sticks were included when I bought a second-hand incense stick holder on Kleinanzeigen. A fortunate coincidence, as I… Continue reading “Kenmei Do – The Path of Perfection – Kodama | Spirit of the Tree”…
Awaji-Baikundo – Amacha Koh My friend Povilas sent me a huge box of Japanese incense samples in mid-2023, including 2 of the varieties out… Continue reading “Awaji-Baikundo – Amacha Koh”…
山水香 | Sansui-Koh These incense sticks were given away at the beginning of the year on Kleinanzeigen. In my attempt to find out… Continue reading “山水香 | Sansui-Koh”…
Nippon Kodo – Sandalwood (Mainichi Koh and Kayuragi) In this article I’m combining the reviews of two sandalwood sticks from Nippon Kodo: Mainichi koh (which are also sold… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Sandalwood (Mainichi Koh and Kayuragi)”…
Shoyeido – Overtones – Palo Santo I had been curious for a while about trying Japanese Palo Santo incense sticks. The typical Palo Santo incense sticks… Continue reading “Shoyeido – Overtones – Palo Santo”…
Baieido – Ensei – Gallant I got this tube of Gallant in late 2024 as part of a lot of… Continue reading “Baieido – Ensei – Gallant”…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju I bought Meiko – Eiju as part of a set of second hand incenses, also including Shibayama on Kleinanzeigen. As with… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju”…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Shibayama I was curious about Shibayama because it’s one of the few Japanese incense sticks where musk can be found in… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Shibayama”…
Shoyeido – Overtones – Patchouli At the beginning of the year (2025), I bought five of the seven Overtones varieties second-hand, including Tea Leaves. The… Continue reading “Shoyeido – Overtones – Patchouli”…
Shoyeido – Overtones – Tea Leaves At the beginning of the year (2025), I bought five of the seven Overtones varieties second-hand, including Tea Leaves. The… Continue reading “Shoyeido – Overtones – Tea Leaves”…
Shoyeido – Overtones: Cinnamon, Sandalwood I was able to purchase five of the seven Overtones varieties second-hand at the beginning of 2025. The previous owner… Continue reading “Shoyeido – Overtones: Cinnamon, Sandalwood”…