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”…
Thuja and Sandalwood Incense Sticks from Temu All three samples come from Steve (Incense in The Wind); he sent them to me in May 2025. He bought… Continue reading “Thuja and Sandalwood Incense Sticks from Temu”…
Lavender, Mugwort and Wormwood: Incense Spirals and Sticks from Temu All three varieties come from Steve (Incense in The Wind); he bought them on Temu and sent me samples in… Continue reading “Lavender, Mugwort and Wormwood: Incense Spirals and Sticks from Temu”…
Bhutan Jewel Incense Shortly after I’d published my first article about Tibetan incense sticks, I happened to get back in contact with the… Continue reading “Bhutan Jewel Incense”…
Cheap ‘Agarwood’ Incense from AliExpress / Temu These reviews cover a selection of incense sticks sold as ‘agarwood’ that I’ve either bought myself or received as samples.… Continue reading “Cheap ‘Agarwood’ Incense from AliExpress / Temu”…
鹅梨帐中香 | Goose Pear Tent Incense Sticks and Coils Goose Pear Tent is a traditional recipe that’s actually for kneaded incense; however, I’ve also come across videos and offers… Continue reading “鹅梨帐中香 | Goose Pear Tent Incense Sticks and Coils”…
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”…