Japanese Incense

Japanese Incense (Koh) is a wonderful way to relax, and enjoy life.

Japanese incense is noted for being stickless, which means only the blended ingredients are burned, less the stick.

Four Gates offers a huge selection of high quality Japanese incense.

The Ten Virtues of burning of incense in Japanese traditions.

1. Communication with the transcendent.
2. Offering incense removes impurity from the space, and one's emotions or mind.
3. Keeps one's mind alert, since scent is the most powerful sense, beautiful fragrances release energy within centers in the brain.
4. Refreshes the body, emotions and mind, leaving one feeling awakened.
5. Is a companion in solitude, and by buring incense one feels a sense of the presence of beauty, joy, compassion and a connection to life giving energy.
6. Creates a moment of tranquility in a busy world, which then leads to a release of stress.
7. Is a source of the awareness of generosity and abundance, through offering oneself, and what one has to give back. Scent which is healing, uplifting and enriching is believed to attract unseen forces of a positive nature.
8. Used daily, is is a harmless activity, because only positive sensations, joy, calmness and good feelings come from offering scent.
9. Age does not change it's beauty and quality, since incense lasts for many years, decades or even longer.
10. Even in scarcity, one is fulfilled by the beauty of scent.

Light incense to relax after a long day, to return to the joy and gratitude of being alive, and, to remember with a happy heart ones' teachers, friends and loved ones.