KOUSAIDO Natural Japanese Woodland Incense - 5 Variants / 香彩堂 天然お香

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.

Five trees, five distinct characters — White Camphor Tree, Aomori Hiba, Kitayama Sugi, Japanese Cypress, and Japanese Red Pine — each rendered in incense using only the essential oil and wood powder of that species, with nothing added to alter or amplify the scent. Choosing between them is part of the experience: Camphor is the most clarifying; Hiba cool and slightly medicinal; Sugi warmer and more resinous; Cypress clean and familiar; Red Pine dry and quietly sharp.

◾ Made in Japan

◾ Size of the Box: approx. 15.9 × 3.7 × 2.9 cm

◾ What's included? One (1) Box of Incense

- 20 sticks in one box

- 5 options to choose from

◾ Burning time: approx. 20-30 min (per stick)

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