Kohchosai Kosuga

Incense and bamboo crafts

A house specializing in bamboo crafts for 5 generations, Kohchosai Kosuga has supplied the imperial family and the families of the Japanese court since 1898.

The artisans in the house's Kyoto workshops make objects essential to the three major performing arts in Japan: the tea ceremony, flower arranging and the incense ritual.

Incense, originating from the island of Awaji, Hyôgo, is associated with bamboo charcoal and natural aromatic essences.