{"title":"Scent","description":"\u003cp\u003e Incense from Awaji and Kyoto, and what to burn it in.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tomori-byakudan","title":"Tomori — Byakudan","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt smells different burning than it does in the box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCold, the stick is dry and woody. Lit, it opens quietly and stays there — soft and even, the scent people mean when they say a room smells like a temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade on Awaji, the island that produces most of Japan's incense. The blend is composed and overseen by a koshi, a certified incense blender, and the sticks are made by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo bamboo core. A coreless stick burns down to nothing, so there is no core smell underneath the scent and very little smoke. It is a small difference until you go back to the other kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will need something to stand it in. The ash falls straight down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 sticks, coreless. Each stick burns for 25 to 30 minutes. The holder in these photographs is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to burn it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight the tip, let the flame catch, then blow it out. It should glow, not burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand it upright in a holder with ash or sand, or lay it flat on a ceramic plate — a coreless stick can be laid down without leaving a mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever leave it burning unattended, and keep it clear of anything that will catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the box closed and out of direct sun. 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The blend is composed and overseen by a koshi, a certified incense blender, and the sticks are made by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo bamboo core. A coreless stick burns down to nothing, so there is no core smell underneath the scent and very little smoke. It is a small difference until you go back to the other kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will need something to stand it in. The ash falls straight down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 sticks, coreless. Each stick burns for 25 to 30 minutes.The holder in these photographs is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to burn it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight the tip, let the flame catch, then blow it out. It should glow, not burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand it upright in a holder with ash or sand, or lay it flat on a ceramic plate — a coreless stick can be laid down without leaving a mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever leave it burning unattended, and keep it clear of anything that will catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the box closed and out of direct sun. The scent holds for years that way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BISUMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43775257116762,"sku":"c2653d03-6da1-4c40-987b-0cb53ac402cb","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3292\/8090\/files\/c386e47266f52f12e2e7056935f070c0.jpg?v=1786145799"},{"product_id":"nagomi-kobo-hinoki","title":"Nagomi Kobo — Hinoki","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is what a Japanese bath smells like.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHinoki is the cypress they build bathhouses and shrines out of. It is not a flower and it is not a resin — it is a tree, and it smells like one: clean, faintly lemony, cold rather than warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf sandalwood is the scent of a room where something is being observed, hinoki is the scent of a room that has just been cleaned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by a Kyoto house that has been making incense and ritual goods since 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will need something to stand it in. The ash falls straight down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 60 sticks (20 g). Each stick is 14 cm and burns for roughly 30 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to burn it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight the tip, let the flame catch, then blow it out. It should glow, not burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand it upright in a holder with ash or sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever leave it burning unattended, and keep it clear of anything that will catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the box closed and out of direct sun. The scent holds for years that way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nagomi Kobo","offers":[{"title":"Hinoki","offer_id":43775257346138,"sku":"3f5e965e-4a24-4680-82d3-f03978bf494a","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3292\/8090\/files\/23ce70104717ff5de74f4933dddff595.jpg?v=1786145575"},{"product_id":"nagomi-kobo-green-tea","title":"Nagomi Kobo — Green Tea","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou are going to make tea anyway. This is the room while you do it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen tea as a scent is not the drink. It is drier and greener — the smell of the leaf before water reaches it, and of the tin when you open it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt sits under a bowl of matcha without competing with it, which is more than most incense manages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by a Kyoto house that has been making incense and ritual goods since 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will need something to stand it in. The ash falls straight down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 60 sticks (20 g). Each stick is 14 cm and burns for roughly 30 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to burn it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight the tip, let the flame catch, then blow it out. 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Inside the glass it climbs as one column, slowly, and only spreads when it reaches the top. There is something to watch, which is most of what you want from an object like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ash stays where it falls. The stick burns inside the tube, so nothing lands on the table and nothing blows away — which matters if you have a window open, and if there is a wind chime in it you certainly do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift the glass off to empty it. You will not be doing that often.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrass column, walnut base, heat-resistant glass. Two of them, so there can be one where you work and one where you do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBase 3.1 in (8 cm) square, 0.8 in (2 cm) tall. Glass 8.7 in (22 cm) tall, 2.6 in (6.5 cm) across. 9 in (23 cm) overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet of two. Incense is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStick the anti-slip pad to the base of the brass column. Light the incense, blow the flame out, and insert the stick into one of the holes — the angled holes let you set how the smoke leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 14 cm Japanese stick sits well inside the glass with room above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift the glass straight off and tip the ash out. 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