88th Night Green Tea Incense

Green tea incense bundle made with natural deodorizing ingredients and powdered natural tea leaves. It offers a relaxing, gentle green tea aroma, with a woody base. It is ideal for any relaxing activity, or as a background fragrance to daily tasks. It is also a low smoke incense for persons who prefer less smoke.

• Japanese name: Hachiju Hachiya (八十八夜)
• Number of sticks per bundle: Approximately 70
• Stick length: 13.5cm
• Burn time: Approximately 20 minutes
• Raw materials: Coconut shell charcoal, coconut bark powder, green tea leaf powder, fragrances, natural deodorants

"Hachiju Hachiya" means the eighty eighth night and many Japanese will know the phrase "The summer is coming, Hachiju Hachiya!" from the 1912 Tea Picking Song. The first reference to the eighty-eighth night was in 1656. In the old Japanese lunar calendar the first day of spring marked the new year, and the eighty-eighth day after that was the perfect day to start the tea harvest. The name and the aroma of the incense references the smell of freshly harvested tea leaves.

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KUNJUDO CO., LTD. traces its history back to October 1893, when the founder, Heiichiro Fukunaga, established the Fukunaga Incense Store. Along with a traditional shipping business, he started producing incense and began trading with Osaka and Sakai using his own ships. In 1909 the shipping business was closed to focus only on producing and selling incense. The current president, 4th generation Minoru Fukunaga, took over the leadership role in 1982 and has overseen a range of product innovations over the years. Its head office is based in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture.