KOUSAIDO Shikisai Gift Incense - 9 Scents / 香彩堂 短寸九種四季彩

Kousaido (香彩堂) is a Kyoto-based incense maker with a simple but deeply felt philosophy — to colour your life with fragrance. Drawing on Kyoto's centuries-old incense traditions and the city's ever-changing seasons, Kousaido blends ancient Japanese craftsmanship with a modern sensibility to create scents that feel equally at home in a quiet morning ritual or an everyday moment of pause. Natural sandalwood forms the heart of every blend, layered with woods, botanicals, and florals to build fragrances that are both grounded and evocative. The range is wide and thoughtfully curated — from rare agarwood and kyara to playful contemporary series inspired by ukiyo-e prints, woodland creatures, and the colours of autumn leaves — all presented in packaging as considered as the scents within. Rooted in the belief that incense has the power to calm the mind, cleanse a space, and bring a quiet richness to daily life, Kousaido invites you to slow down and let fragrance do the rest.

Shikisai — 四季彩, "colours of the four seasons" — gathers nine of Kousaido's short, less-smoke Kyoto incense scents into a single paulownia wood box, each in its own beautifully illustrated wrapper. It moves from blossom to autumn leaf, temple wood to water, and is as much a sampler as it is a gift: a lovely way to discover the scent you keep coming back to.

Hakubai / 白梅 — Noble and dignified, with sandalwood, borneol and clove.

Yae-zakura (Sakura) / 八重桜 — Gorgeous cherry blossom with lily of the valley, jasmine and sandalwood.

Somei-Yoshino (Sakura) / 染井吉野 — Elegant and soft, with sandalwood, cedarwood and rose.

Momiji (Autumn Leaves) / もみじ — Sweet and autumnal, with ambergris, musk and sandalwood.

Sarasouju (Sal Tree) / 沙羅双樹 — Refreshing magnolia and lychee over sandalwood.

Sandalwood / 白檀 — Deep and elegant, made with natural sandalwood powder.

Gion / 祇園 — Sweet and floral, with sandalwood, ylang-ylang and amber.

Mizu (Water) / 水 — Clean and cool, with marine notes and white lily.

Keyaki (Zelkova) / 欅 — A refreshing forest scent of sandalwood and zelkova.

◾ Handmade in Japan

◾ What's included?

- 9 scents × approx. 15 g of short sticks each

- Less-smoke incense

- Presented in a paulownia wood box

◾ Size: Width 32 cm × Depth 13.5 cm × Height 2.5 cm (gift box)

◾ Fragrance notes: Sandalwood, Cherry blossom, Rose, Magnolia, Ylang-ylang, Ambergris, Musk, Marine, Zelkova

◾ Burning time: approx. 15-17 min (per stick)

◾ Comes with a gift box. Great as a gift.