KOUSAIDO Spiral Incense - Bamboo / 香彩堂 渦巻き 竹香

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.

Kousaido's spiral incense takes some of the range's best-loved scents and coils each into a single long spiral, made for slow, long-lasting enjoyment. One spiral burns for around two hours — long enough to fragrance a room through a quiet afternoon or evening without reaching for another stick.

Bamboo / 竹香 — Fresh and green, inspired by the serene stillness of a bamboo forest. Lily of the valley, cyclamen and bergamot give it a light, airy quality — the most uplifting of the spirals, and a lovely choice for daytime or a room that needs freshening. Ten spirals to a box.

◾ Handmade in Japan

◾ What's included? - 10 spirals in a box

◾ Size: Width 6.3 cm × Depth 5.2 cm × Height 5.5 cm (box)

◾ Fragrance notes: Lily of the valley, Cyclamen, Bergamot

◾ Burning time: approx. 120 min (per spiral)

◾ Comes with a box. Great as a gift.