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Comments/Suggestions?

Do you have any comments or suggestions about Nippon Kodo's incense?  Tell us what you think: why you choose NK's incense, what you like about it, what you hope to see in the future, or anything else you'd like to comment on.  We would love to hear from you!

Light Smoke Incense

Did you know we have a line of light smoke incense?  Ka-fuh, Seiun Violet and Seiun Chrysanthemum have less smoke compared to our other incense products.  These lines of incense are a great alternative for incense users who are more sensitive to airborne allergens.

We'd like to know if you have used these products before and, if so, what did you think?  Can you describe the aroma produced to new customers?

Customer's Corner: Tell us about your favorite incense!

Morning Star has been our most popular incense line for the past 40 years.  Which incense do you prefer and why?

    Morning Star       Herb & Earth     Yume no Yume

Kamakura Daibutsu

Kamakura Daibutsu (bronze seated statue) is located at Kotokuin temple in Kamakura.
This spiritual  Daibutsu has been seated at this temple since 1252.

We Got A Question, and You Got An Answer !

Q: Why some of your incense are so expensive ?   For example,

#554 on your mail order catalog, a box of 45 sticks costs $37 !

A: That's because this particular item is made of Kyara, a high quality

Aloeswood.  It is said that one ounce of the highest quality of Kyara

would be equal an ounce of gold.  The best of Aloeswood can be found

in the dense jungles of Vietnam.  The item, #554, has one of the highest

quality Kyara.  Plus, this is a gift item and it contains a porcelain stand.

The box is made of Paulownia wood, and it is covered by a kimono-sachet fabric.

If you have #554 already, and you are looking for a better deal in refills,

we have it !  Our #539 ($78) has 150 sticks, and each stick is about

2.4 times the size of #554's, so the unit price is almost a quarter of #554's !

Aloeswood, Jinkoh in Japanese, is a prized aromatic wood, and only

mother nature and time can create this.

Q:  Your mail order catalog's "Exceptional Quality" section has three

Aloeswood items, actually, one Jinkoh and two Kyaras.

How is the difference ?  Just a higher-price is a higher-quality ?

And, May I have a sample of "Exceptional Quality" ?

A:  In general, that's right, but that's not the whole story.

For example, if Jinkoh/Kyara was a grape, an incense would be a wine.

And that's why we characterized them into different names.

#552 Jinkoh Juzan/Aloeswood Fortune Mountain

#553  Kyara Kongo/Selected Aloeswood Diamond

#554  Kyara Taikan/Premium Aloeswood Great Perspective

We will send you our free sample sticks of "Exceptional Quality"

in a durable paper-tube, with any paid order.  When you place

an order, please mention a sample of "Exceptional Quality".

The sample tube contains three types of incense, one stick of each;

#528  Mainichi Byakudan/Everyday Sandalwood

#533  Kyara Kongo/Selected Aloeswood Diamond

#539  Kyara Taikan/Premium Aloeswood Great Perspective

Plus,  we have more sampler of our incense products! 

We have most of all our products as a sampler, but not for everything.

So, we would try to match with what you would like to try, if we don't

have the exact one.

A happy new year 2007

We will support you a quality fragrance with substantial life from Japan.

About Samba Carnival and Exceptional Quality Aloeswood

As you could see, NK Style is a lineup of 20 items, so every year, when 5 new "babies" are in, and 5 "old men"are out. And the Samba Carnival was one of the "men". 

As of now, the Carnival is passing away, but luckily, It  is not gone completely. This means, that we have some in stock of it, so if you
would like to get it, just let us know by e-mail or toll free
1-888-775-5487.

For example, if raw Aloeswood were a grape, Exceptional Quality

Aloeswood incense would be a lineup of fine vintage wines.  Just like wine lovers,  each incense user has different tastes. As each wine has different characters (and price), we would not be able to say higher priced incense would be favored by more people.

For more information about Aloeswood in literary, please click
"Culture of Incense". Moreover, just mention a sample in paticular when you place a paid order. We would be happy to send a free sample with your purchase. If we don't have the paticular one at the time of order, we will choose another sample that is the closest to the one you asked for.

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