{"product_id":"incense-sticks-chitose-kyukyodo","title":"Incense Sticks - Chitose - Sandalwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single bundle of Chitose (ちとせ), a sandalwood incense from Kyukyodo (鳩居堂) of Kyoto, in its green and gold paper tube. \u003cem\u003eChitose\u003c\/em\u003e means a thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyukyodo makes it from top-grade \u003cem\u003erōzan byakudan\u003c\/em\u003e (老山白檀), Indian sandalwood, with added fragrance to lift it. The sweetness is kept in check so that the fresh character of the sandalwood comes through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kyukyodo (鳩居堂), Kyoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indian sandalwood, lightly sweet and fresh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e one bundle in a paper tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStick length:\u003c\/strong\u003e about 12 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyukyodo (鳩居堂) was founded in 1663, when Kumagai Jikishin (熊谷直心), twentieth in line from the warrior Kumagai Naozane, opened a dealership in medicinal ingredients in front of Honnō-ji temple on Teramachi in Kyoto. Because the raw materials of medicine and incense overlap, the house began making incense around 1700. In 1880 it opened a Tokyo branch at Ginza Owari-chō, now Ginza 5-chōme, to serve the Imperial Household. Both addresses, Teramachi Aneyakōji in Kyoto and Ginza 5-chōme in Tokyo, are printed on its incense tubes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KYUKYODO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742560682299,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1138\/0968\/files\/P9221397_waza.jpg?v=1790238924","url":"https:\/\/www.wazashop.co.za\/products\/incense-sticks-chitose-kyukyodo","provider":"WAZA Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}