Incense For Stationery
かほりふみの友
Paper incense depicting sakura (cherry blossom), hand crafted in Ichikawa Misato, Yamanashi Prefecture.
These fumikou (paper incense for letters) are handcrafted in Ichikawa Misato, Yamanashi Prefecture, an area renowned for its paper-making industry which has a longstanding history spanning over 1000 years.
Typically placed inside envelopes to accompany letters, the fumikou enhance the enjoyment of receiving written mail through their subtle scent. The source of the delicate aroma is fragrant wood within the washi (hand-made Japanese paper), a blend of sandalwood, cloves, star anise, and cassia.
The fumikou can also be placed in small boxes for gifts, in drawers holding papers, or as decorative accents for table settings.
There are two variations of fumikou shaped as sakura (cherry blossoms). There is the dyed light pink tone and layered washi portraying yaezakura, a multilayered sakura and another version of three dyed pink tones showing three sakura in bloom.
Comes with instructions in English.
Chūbu
The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.
