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Two winged seeds of the camphor tree — Illustration only: the photo shows Borneol, not this product or its packaging. Photo: Farishhamka, CC0

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Kobunboku

Baieido's flagship, known in English as Plum Blossom. A traditional combination of sandalwood, borneol, clove, cinnamon and medicinal herbs.

Brand: Baieido
Origin: Japan
Tradition: Japan
Form: Coreless stick
Smoke: Medium smoke

Scent profile

Spicy
Woody
Sweet
Herbal

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

Key materials

SandalwoodWoody

BorneolHerbal

CinnamonSpicy

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

Sources

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

See also

Japan15 incense

BaieidoJapan

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Photo credits (10)

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

Cut pieces of sandalwood and tulsi. Nistha.aslp, CC BY-SA 4.0
The canopy of Dryobalanops aromatica, the tree that yields borneol, in Kuala Lumpur. Patrice78500, Public domain
Dried cloves. Jorge Barrios, Public domain
Cinnamon sticks. Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0
The incense burner at Senso-ji, Tokyo. Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0
Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Baieido's home. A scene-setting photo, not from this brand. Sakai Yayoi, CC0
The inner bark of Cinnamomum cassia. NanaYawBotar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cloves drying in the sun. Slashme, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sumatra benzoin from the Styrax benzoin tree. Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0
A piece of kinam agarwood. An example of the material, not a Dupalo product photo. Sinedi Matt, CC BY 4.0