Koju – Iroha: Osmanthus, Tangerine and Kungyokudo – Osmanthus
These sticks come from Sebastian, with whom I swap incense from time to time. He was in Japan last year…
Category: Nippon Kodo
Nippon Kodo
Founded: 1575
Headquarters: Japan
Production: Japan, Vietnam
Nippon Kodo Inc. was founded in 1965, but its roots go back to 1575.
The Nippon Kodo Group today includes, among others, ESTABAN (fr) and Genieco Inc., which owns the American brand GONESH.
Their entry-level line is called Morning Star; they are inexpensive and known for containing synthetic fragrances.
www.nipponkodo.com
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…
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…
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…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju
I bought Meiko – Eiju as part of a set of second hand incenses, also including Shibayama on Kleinanzeigen. As with…
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…
Nippon Kodo – Herb & Earth – Matcha
I received two sticks of Matcha with an incense exchange in August 2024.The pack was purchased from Ongnamo, where a…
Nippon Kodo – Morning Star – Rose
At the end of 2023 got hold of a small bundle of Japanese incense sticks for cheap on Kleinanzeigen and these Morning…
Nippon Kodo – Thoughts on some samples from the lines: Morning Star, Scentsual, Itten, Koh Do
At the beginning of the year, I swapped samples with someone and got a bunch from the Nippon Kodo brand. I knew…