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Ingredient — Cuddy Shell

It is one of the raw materials for incense, and is read as "KAIKOU". It is made from the powdered lids of conch shells from the east coast of Africa. It is not aromatic on its own, but when combin...

Ingredient — Sandalwood

It is one of the raw materials for incense, and is read as "BYAKUDAN".It is one of the raw materials for incense. Sandalwood is a semi-parasitic evergreen tree in the Pyrethrum family.Sandalwood i...

Ingredient — Agarwood

It is one of the raw materials for incense, and is read as "JINKOU". When an evergreen tree of the genus Aquilaria or Goriscyllus in the family Chenopodiaceae, which grows from India to Southeast ...

The Incense Day (Japan)

April 18th is Incense Day.The oldest record of incense blends in Japan is found in the NIHON SHOKI (Chronicles of Japan), which states that "agarwood drifted to Awaji Island in April of ...