Incense Sticks - Kōjurin - Sandalwood

Kōjurin (香樹林), a grove of fragrant trees, is Gyokushodo's everyday sandalwood incense, in the large box of loose short sticks.

It is made with Indian sandalwood and natural sandalwood oil, with borneol and a binder of tabu bark powder. Gyokushodo describes it as a sweet, pure sandalwood scent, generous in its use of sandalwood, fresh, with a clean finish and a character that most people find easy to like.

To use, light the tip, wave out the flame and stand the stick upright in an incense holder or a bowl of ash or sand. Never leave burning incense unattended.

Specifications:

• Maker: Gyokushodo (玉初堂), Osaka
• Ingredients: tabu bark powder, Indian sandalwood, natural sandalwood oil, borneol, fragrance
• Format: large box of loose sticks, ō-bara
• Net weight: approx. 170 g
• Stick length: 138 mm
• Number of sticks: approx. 380
• Origin: Made in Japan

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Gyokushodo (玉初堂) opened in 1804 as a general wholesaler in Aki province, today's Hiroshima. Its second head, Sakubei, moved the business to Osaka, and the house began making high-grade incense after learning the methods of making and blending it from Tō Gyokusho (董玉初), an incense maker from Qing China, drawing on its knowledge of Chinese medicinal aromatics. Gyokushodo is still based in Osaka.