Scent Culture Institute Japan
A commitment to cultivate new scent culture
Since ancient times, Japan has had an aesthetic sense of “loving” fragrance and “playing” with fragrance, such as Kodo and Takimono-Awase (the art of incense).
Our motto is to rediscover the pure beauty in scents
… to nurture it as a culture, and to enjoy it beyond its realm.
We believe that the activities of each and every one of our members will become the soil for fostering a scent culture in Japan,
just as the origin of the word culture: to cultivate.
Airi Okada
a.k.a. BRANCHINCENSE
Maki Ueda
Olfactory Artist
Activities
Do you want to find out what’s happening and how fragrant in Japan?
Member’s Blog [JP]
- Information and reviews of exhibitions and workshops
- Recommended scented spots in each region
Japanese Scent Culture Information (to come)
- Resources
- Scent pilgrimage spots
“Smell is man’s lover. Without it , man would not be able to live. Smell is not only the lover of human society, but also of all living things.”
Sanjonishi Kin’osa
The 21st Master, Oieryu (Kodo)
Read & Smell
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