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How Masataka Hata created LISN within Shoyeido in 1989: workshop training, the Kitayama beginnings, and incense shaped by touch, music, colour and the design of its holders.

From Satyam and Kamala’s beginnings in 1964 to the sons’ inheritance, Super Hit, and the artisans who turn masala dough and bamboo into incense: a history of Satya’s fragrances and craft.

For founder Hiro Nakayama, fragrance is a starting point for an experience. Bridge and Blend connects historical Japanes...

Pursuing beautiful forms leads us to the forms of nature.Takuhiro ShinomotoFor elemense, the experience of fragrance inc...

Chikako Perez describes the brand’s incense as an invisible art. TOKYO KODO brings Japanese incense-making together with...

Gyokushodo’s QNOWA connects the hours of a day with inherited incense formulas and aromatic woods. Explore its origins, collaboration with balance, cold-brew coffee incense and roof-tile-inspired KAWARA holder.

The meeting of Jean-Max Estéban and ceramicist Catherine Métas began a house of scent and form. Explore its Japanese connection, Cèdre, refillable design and collaboration with Tristan Lohner.

Founded as an incense specialist in Sakai in 1657, BAIEIDO preserves and refines the craft behind Kobunboku. Explore its surviving formulas, the Nakata family’s history, and its approach to aromatic woods.

From an encounter in Armenia in 1885 to a French booklet born in 1888, discover Papier d’Arménie’s family history, benzoin-based craft, and creative collaboration with Francis Kurkdjian.

Founded in Kyoto in 1663, KYUKYODO carries an incense tradition through generations of the Kumagai family. Explore its imperial formulas, Kyoto and Tokyo roots, and the craft behind its fragrances.