Awaji Trip Overview
Let’s make senko, an incense stick, with our artisans!
Around the 6th century, incense was introduced to Japan along with Buddhism. Why don’t you enjoy making incense in Awaji Island, which produces the most incense in Japan? Senko is a kind of incense and a long slender stick. We would like you try your hand at making an incense, which is very difficult even for artisans.
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Duration: 1 hour
Starts: Awaji, Japan
Trip Category: Classes & Workshops >> Craft Classes
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Let’s make senko, an incense stick, with our artisans!
Around the 6th century, incense was introduced to Japan along with Buddhism. Why don’t you enjoy making incense in Awaji Island, which produces the most incense in Japan? Senko is a kind of incense and a long slender stick. We would like you try your hand at making an incense, which is very difficult even for artisans.
Itinerary
1. About Incense
Around the 6th century, incense was introduced into Japan along with Buddhism. Incense also means the art of incense-burning. We can enjoy smelling its natural fragrance produced by burning an aromatic tree, such as ‘kyara(aloeswood )’, ‘jinko(agarwood )’and ‘byakudan (sandalwood). At that time when incense was brought into Japan, the purpose of using incense was to purify a human body and drive away something evil, so it had a religious meaning. Later, incense came to be used by ordinary people in their daily life.
2. Let’s start making senko incense with our artisans
Senko, an incense stick, is shaped like a long slender stick, so that senko’s burning time lasts longer, and its fragrance can be enjoyed for a long time. In the workshop, you can enjoy the process of making senko with our incense artisans. Senko is solid, long and slender, but fresh senko is very soft like clay. You need to work with care in order to make a beautiful straight-shaped senko!
3. Finishing
Dry up the fresh senko for about an hour, and then the work is done. Most Japanese people don’t know how to make senko! We would really like you to enjoy this valuable senko making experience!
Stop At:
• Awaji Baikundou Honsha, 2845-1 Ei, Awaji 656-1531 Hyogo Prefecture
