Zen Minded Shoyeido Kin kaku Golden Pavilion Japanese Incense 100% Natural 490 Sticks Large Box

A sweet and woody blend of benzoin, Cinnamon and Sandalwood with the essential oils of cloves and patchouli. Shoyeido's Kin-kaku 'Golden Pavilion' incense takes it's name from a Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, famous for it's beauty The large box contains approximately 490 incense sticks, perfect for daily use, with each stick burning for around 30 minutes In the year 538 CE, Japanese incense came to Japan from China along with Buddhism. From that point on, incense would become an important facet of Japanese culture. The use and tradition of Japanese incense has evolved over fifteen centuries from it's humble beginnings, to the refined and sensitive art that it is today MATERIALS: Natural Incense ORIGIN: Kyoto, Japan FEATURES: 490 (approx.) sticks of incense / 30 mins per stick DIMENSIONS: 15.5 x 10 x 3 cm, 13.5 cm sticks INGREDIENTS: All-natural ingredients, with notes of sandalwood, benzoin, cinnamon, cloves and patchouli