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Dried cloves on a white background — Illustration only: the photo shows Clove, not this product or its packaging. Photo: Jorge Barrios, Public domain

Astier de Villatte Entry 3 of 67

Aoyama

Evokes an old wooden Japanese house in Tokyo's Aoyama district, with clove, vetiver, patchouli and a hinoki accord. Developed in Paris and handcrafted in Japan.

Brand: Astier de Villatte
Origin: France
Tradition: Mediterranean & Europe
Form: Coreless stick
Smoke: Low smoke

Scent profile

Woody
Earthy
Spicy

Editorial estimate, not a lab analysis or community vote. Your experience may differ.

Key materials

VetiverEarthy

PatchouliEarthy

HinokiWoody

Typical materials for this style. Makers rarely publish full recipes.

Sources

Main claims checked against the sources below on 3 November 2026.

See also

Mediterranean & Europe8 incense

Astier de VillatteFrance

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Photo credits (11)

Photos were resized, converted to WebP and may be cropped for display. Each keeps its original license.

Dried cloves. Jorge Barrios, Public domain
Vetiver roots sold in bunches on Réunion Island. Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0
Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) at the Berlin Botanical Garden. Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hinoki cypress in the Tanzawa Mountains, Japan. Σ64, CC BY 3.0
The Botafumeiro, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Spain. Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris. A scene-setting photo, not from this brand. Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
The canopy of Dryobalanops aromatica, the tree that yields borneol, in Kuala Lumpur. Patrice78500, Public domain
Seeds of Dryobalanops aromatica in Pahang, Malaysia. Farishhamka, CC0
The inner bark of Cinnamomum cassia. NanaYawBotar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Liquidambar orientalis, the source of Anatolian storax, in Turkey. Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
Charcoal-coated incense sticks before they are scented. DebnathLqag, CC BY-SA 4.0