Oedo-Koh Incense - Pine Tree

Brisk fragrance of pine

The pine tree is a symbol of luck and longevity in Japanese culture. It is traditionally believed that the kami deities dwell in these evergreen trees. On New Year’s Eve, pine decorations are displayed at the entrance of the houses. Together, pine, bamboo and plum form the felicitous trio called “the three friends of winter”. The pairing of crane and pine is also meant to be auspicious.
Savour the brisk and refreshing scent of pine, the tree that guards the travellers’ path and watches over their safe return. It evokes reveries of old Edo, where pines lined the streets.

The fragrance of ancient Edo

This collection was created by master incense artisans in Japan to express the fragrant atmosphere of Edo, the former name of Tokyo, which was also called Oedo, the great Edo. It was a playful and stylish city, born out of a marriage of the elegant and the common and the course and the refined. People enjoyed the four seasons, treasured their friends and neighbours, and lived lives brimming with vitality.

Oedo Koh, premium Japanese incense

This collection is an invitation to bask in the fragrant world of Edo: a single thin column of smoke beckons you to the stylish, modernist world that Edo represents. The fragrances have been specially blended to correlate with the folk tales that were told during the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Nippon Kodo paid special attention to colours and textures: they chose traditional tones, and they made sure the packaging had a luxurious surface finish. The incense nestles in a paulownia box with a tin incense holder that resembles the stone pavements of Edo. Tin was a favoured metal by the upper class during the Edo period. It can be washed with water and will last for a long time. 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.