We began as an incense wholesaler and have grown our business by actively listening to our customers’ feedback. Today, we are involved in incense in a variety of forms.
Through expanding our stores and business, we’ve had the opportunity to connect with even more customers.
We will continue moving forward hand in hand with our customers, embracing change without fear.
Kohgen aims for the happiness of all parties involved.
The Ōmi Shōnin (merchants from Ōmi Province, present-day Shiga Prefecture) practiced a business philosophy called “Roppō Yoshi” (六方良し, Six-Way Goodness).
Kohgen is implementing the SDGs Declaration, measuring carbondioxide emissions with e-dash, and taking DCP measures.
We are proud to handle over 5,000 types of products, one of the largest in the industry, and we wholesale them both domestically and internationally.
Our clients: Buddhist altar stores, private stores, trading companies, funeral halls, temples, incense makers, wedding halls, etc.
Using traditional Japanese techniques, we create unique and original incense in small lots according to customer requests.
We offer a wide selection of products both at our directly operated stores in Japan and through our official online store.
We operate directly managed stores in Ginza and Ueno in Tokyo, as well as in Kyoto and Nagoya. At each location, an incense concierge is always available to provide personalized fragrance recommendations tailored to each customer.
We operate multiple e-commerce websites, and this site is dedicated to international sales. It helps customers who discovered their favorite incense at our stores in Japan purchase the same products again from their home countries.
We collect precious aromatic woods and connect them with those in need, passing the bond of fragrance on to future generations.
We offer free assessment and appraisal with the reliable eyes of a specialty store. We have obtained a secondhand dealer license and promise a safe transaction with a choice of purchase methods.
1. Consignment sale Discuss the price and proceed with buying and selling.
2. Purchase sale Can be cashed in early.
Past valuation prices:
Left photo 【Kyara】Purchase price: 20 million yen
Right photo【Agarwood】Purchase price: 200,000 yen
We help you use the prayer beads that have been passed down for generations for a long time by repairing them, and we carefully hold a memorial service for the prayer beads that are no longer used.
We offer services such as repairing broken prayer beads and bracelets, changing the color of tassels, and replacing beads.
We will take care of the prayer beads that you no longer use or cannot easily dispose of, and hold a memorial service for them free of charge.
Through our stores and educationalinstitutions, we deliver the charm of incenseto many people, and we are committed tonurturing and spreading the culture.
We offer an "incense experience" that canonly be done at a specialty store in ourdirectly managed stores.
We operate Japan's first online educationalinstitution for incense, where beginners canlearn about incense and aim to become incense masters, known as 'Kōshi'
We conducted joint research on "fragranceand the brain" with Kinki University andothers. We also offer lectures on incensethroughout Japan.
