• A box of Kayuragi Sandalwood incense, an open tray of sticks and a lit stick beside an open book on a desk by a window
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Kayuragi Sandalwood Incense (Nippon Kodo)

Kayuragi Sandalwood Incense (Nippon Kodo)

$25.00 USD
$25.00 USD
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Shipping to the US: from $22, by weight, shown at checkout. US import duty is already included in the price, so there is nothing to pay on delivery. Shipping & duties
Arrives broken? Write within 7 days with three photographs and we send a replacement or a refund. Nothing to post back. Returns & breakage

Sending this as a gift? Hand wrapping and a handwritten card can be added in the cart, and we will leave the prices out of the parcel at no charge.

The scent. The maker describes it as the simple scent of sandalwood, spreading gently.

What arrives. A box of 40 sticks, each about 140 mm long, with an incense holder. Each stick burns for about 25 minutes standing up. The maker lists the materials as tabu tree bark and fragrance.

How to burn it. Light the tip, let it catch, then blow out the flame so only the ember glows, and stand the stick in its holder. Burn it in a holder on a heat-proof surface, keep it away from curtains and paper, and put it out before you leave the room or go to sleep. How to burn Japanese incense.

Dispatch. We buy each box in Japan when you order, so please allow a few extra days before it leaves Tokyo.

Ships from Tokyo. Shipping is calculated by weight at checkout. For the United States, import duties are paid by us before the parcel leaves Tokyo.

Specifications

MakerNippon Kodo, Japan
ProductKayuragi, sandalwood
ScentSandalwood, simple and gentle (maker's description)
MaterialsTabu tree bark, fragrance (as listed by the maker)
Quantity40 sticks, holder included
Stick lengthAbout 140 mm
Burn timeAbout 25 minutes, standing
Ships fromTokyo, Japan
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Tomari (とまり) is an old word for a mooring — the place a boat ties up for the night. A bowl of tea is meant to be the same: a few minutes to put the day down. You do not need to know the rules to begin.

Who chose this

I choose everything here by hand, in Japan. I practice tea rather than simply selling the tools for it — I am not a tea master and I do not claim to be. I am a practitioner, which mostly means I have ruined enough bad whisks to know what a good one feels like in the first second of holding it.

Nothing is drop-shipped and nothing passes through a third warehouse. I pack each order in Tokyo and post it from Japan, ceramics double-boxed by hand. If something arrives broken, write within 7 days with photographs of the piece and the box, and I send a replacement or a refund; there is nothing to post back unless I ask. Who writes and chooses all this, and the longer version of why this shop exists.