Nippon Kodo

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Nippon Kōdō （日本香堂） is a Japanese incense company established August 1965. Since it was established this company has acquired several other incense companies worldwide and have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, Chicago, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Tokyo.^[1]

Nippon Kōdō: Mainichi Byakudan

1 Company Name
2 Morning Star Series
3 Japanese Series
4 Traditional Series
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Company Name

The name "Nippon Kōdō" is derived from the three words: Nippon, Kō, and Dō.

Nippon means "Japan"
Kō means "Incense"
Dō means "Store"

[edit] Morning Star Series

Nippon Kōdō has many series of incense. The most popular series in and outside Japan is the "Morning Star" series.

[edit] Japanese Series

Nippon Kōdō has many other series as well - each consisting of several different incense fragrances, usually named on a common theme. The following series constitute the established product lines in Japan, but not all fragrances are necessarily available elsewhere.

Mainichi Kō （毎日香）, Nippon Kōdō's most popular product
Seiun （青雲）
Kataribe （かたりべ）
Hanaizumi （花いずみ）
Tendan （天壇）
Kafū （花風）
Eiju （永寿）
Taiyō （太陽）
Seiten （清天）
Kazedayori （風だより）
Shibayama （芝山）
Setsugekka/Hanamidō （雪月花・花御堂）
Dentōdō （伝統香）

[edit] Traditional Series

There are 4 incenses in Nippon Kōdō's Traditional Series (伝統香 Dentōdō). These incenses contain the highest quality ingredients of the Nippon Kōdō collection.