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Discover the Ten Virtues of Incense（香の十徳）—timeless Zen teachings by Ikkyu Sojun highlighting incense’s benefits like purification, clarity, and peace.
Japan’s ancient incense culture began in the Asuka period (~6th c.) with Buddhism and agarwood use. Over centuries, incense evolved through Nara–Heian blending, samurai aroma appreciation, and formalized Kōdō art.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Edo shogunate, was a warlord from Mikawa (now eastern...