Lavender Japanese Incense
Brought to Japan in the eighth century by Buddhist monks, who used the mystical aromas in their religious ceremonies, "Koh," as incense is called in Japanese, passed into the realm of the aristocracy centuries later as a source of amusement and enlightenment as they "listened to the fragrance" in their parlor games.
Stories about the scent of purple have been around since ancient times.
It has a refreshing lavender scent that will clear your mind.
The purple murasaki colour, an essential theme of the famous novel Le Dit Du Genji, refers to love and the delicate lavender flower.
In fact, the verses of the young heroine Murasaki evoke poetic texts of the Kokin Wakashu "when you miss the person you love and when you think of the person you trust, it is called the purple connection".
The amount of smoke is quite small.
Burning time: 30 minutes approx.
No of stick: 170
Length of the stick: 14 cm
Weight: 100 grams approx.
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