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Japan

Fine, low-smoke sticks and a formal art of appreciation known as kōdō, where people are said to "listen" to incense.

Listed in Dupa Incense
15 incense
Form
Match-style, Coreless stick, Kneaded
Incense smoke from the great burner in front of Senso-ji
The incense burner at Senso-ji, Tokyo. Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0

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