Hinoki 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.
If sandalwood is the scent of a room where something is being observed, hinoki is the scent of a room that has just been cleaned.
Made by a Kyoto house that has been making incense and ritual goods since 1830.
You will need something to stand it in. The ash falls straight down.
What is included
About 60 sticks (20 g). Each stick is 14 cm and burns for roughly 30 minutes.
How to burn it
Light the tip, let the flame catch, then blow it out. It should glow, not burn.
Stand it upright in a holder with ash or sand.
Never leave it burning unattended, and keep it clear of anything that will catch.
Care
Keep the box closed and out of direct sun. The scent holds for years that way.
