{"title":"Kousaido: Japanese Incense from Kyoto","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural Japanese incense sticks from Kousaido, a Kyoto incense maker established in 1994. The collection brings together single-wood incense in Japanese cypress (hinoki), Kitayama cedarwood, red pine and camphor, the Waboku forest bathing set, and a clear glass incense holder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach stick is the wood powder and essential oil of a single tree, soft in scent and rooted in Kyoto's seasons and literature. A forest is a layered smell, and here the layers are yours to separate.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kousaido-waboku-incense-set","title":"Forest Bathing Incense Set: Waboku by Kousaido","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Japanese incense set that lets you smell three trees one at a time. The Waboku series brings together hinoki, keyaki, and kusunoki, three traditional Japanese woods considered Japan's core forest species, and each one carries the atmosphere of a Japanese forest. Hinoki is smooth and woody. Kusunoki is sweet and calming, with the freshness of a forest. Keyaki has an exotic woodiness all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach scent is natural, made only from the wood powder of its own tree and enhanced by essential oil from that tree. Together they make a quiet case for forest bathing at home: a forest is a layered smell, and this incense set separates it into three clear notes so each wood can be known on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKousaido is a Japanese incense maker established in Kyoto in 1994. Its soft fragrances draw on the cultural heritage of Kyoto and on the seasonal landscapes and literary traditions of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-minimalism\"\u003eJapanese Minimalism\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/forest-bathing\"\u003eForest Bathing\u003c\/a\u003e collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50934465265970,"sku":"Kousaido-WabokuSet","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1384\/2854\/files\/waboku_in_box_hero.jpg?v=1791849157"},{"product_id":"kousaido-japanese-incense-sticks","title":"Natural Japanese Incense Sticks by Kousaido","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural Japanese incense sticks in four single-wood scents, made in Japan by Kousaido. Each is blended from the wood powder and essential oil of its own tree, and the 20 sticks arrive in a wooden storage box that is ready to give as a gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese cypress (hinoki) is fresh and woody, like a deep breath of forest air, blended from Kiso hinoki grown in Nagano with essential oil and rare resins. Kitayama sugi cedarwood is elegant and calming, from cedar grown in Keihoku, Kyoto. Japanese red pine, also grown in Keihoku, is powerful yet subtly sweet, an aroma that awakens the senses and brings a refreshing depth to a room. White camphor tree is cool and refreshing, with the calming clarity of deep forest air, blended from camphor wood powder sourced from Kyushu with essential oil and rare resins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural essential oils, wood powders and resins mean you may see resin spots on the sticks, a natural part of Japanese woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKousaido is a Japanese incense maker established in Kyoto in 1994. Its soft fragrances draw on the cultural heritage of Kyoto and on the seasonal landscapes and literary traditions of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-minimalism\"\u003eJapanese Minimalism\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/forest-bathing\"\u003eForest Bathing\u003c\/a\u003e collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Cypress","offer_id":51046591725874,"sku":"Kousaido-Hinoki","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cedarwood","offer_id":51055604203826,"sku":"Kousaido-KitayamaCypress","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red Pine","offer_id":51055606464818,"sku":"Kousaido-RedPine","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Camphor","offer_id":51046591693106,"sku":"Kousaido-CamphorTree","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1384\/2854\/files\/KousaidoIncenseoverviewsqnoname.jpg?v=1791904228"},{"product_id":"japanese-square-glass-incense-holder","title":"Japanese Square Glass Incense Holder by Kousaido","description":"\u003cp\u003eA square glass incense holder from Japan, graphic and geometric in outline, with a softly rippled surface that keeps it organic. Made in Kyoto City by Kousaido, it holds a single stick of Japanese incense upright on a desk, bedside table or small shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glass feels like water: soft, clear and slightly irregular, holding the light. With a stick of incense lit, it becomes a small, quiet point of focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKousaido is a Japanese incense maker established in Kyoto in 1994. 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