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Juli 17, 2025
In Japan, there was a time called Edo, which lasted 260 years from the 1600s to the 1800s. People of different classes, such as samurai, peasants, craftsmen, and tradesmen, created their own culture during this time. In particular, people of Japan’s capital city at the time, Edo (today’s Tokyo), enjoyed the four seasons and the company of other people, giving life to a culture brimming with vitality
This series was created by master incense artisans from modern Tokyo, using fragrance to represent a range of Edo-inspired scenes. As you light the incense, an enticing wisp of smoke beckons you to Edo’s urbane world of iki. The aroma will send you back in time to Japan’s good old Edo period. OEDO-KOH tells six different stories of people from this era. The drifting scent may awaken memories that lie deep within you.
The incense nestles in a paulownia box with a tin incense holder that resembles the stone pavements of Edo. The outside of the box is adorned with a kamon, a Japanese emblem, and the inside with Ukiyo-e paintings that express the aesthetic of this glorious period.
Aloeswood:
Incense-smelling ceremonies were the practice of court nobles, feudal lords and other wealthy people.
Among commoners as well, while they may have lacked access to genuine fragrant woods, there was much fascination with them, and they are frequently featured in works of Kabuki and Joruri theater.
The word kyara, meaning aloeswood, even became a general term for “something wonderful.”
Hair wax that evokes the scent of aloeswood was extremely popular as well.
Experience the fragrance, and understand why it was the most highly prized of scents.
Cherry Blossoms:
The custom of cherry blossom viewing took hold during the Edo Period.
The somei-yoshino cherry tree, seen in groves throughout Japan today, was originally an ornamental garden variety raised in the village of Somei near Edo. Cherry blossom viewings were also an opportunity for Edo denizens to meet one another, present themselves, and perform : matching fancy kimonos were worn for the occasion, and people sang and danced to celebrate the coming of spring.
The captivating scent of cherry blossoms heralds spring’s arrival.
In the Edo Period (1603-1868) people didn’t have baths at home, and public bathhouses were built to meet the need. There were about 600 in Edo. At first they were steam baths, then large bathtubs were developed. As all were naked and people comingled without regard for age, gender, or rank, the bathhouse was an egalitarian place. Apparently another popular item was a scented lotion made with floral essences distilled using a still known as a ranbiki.
This fragrance has the warmth and friendly glow of the moment you step out of the bath.
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