Current rotation of favorites!
My collection has been growing... as you can tell from the photo, I really enjoy SWEET incense, at least at this point (still getting my brain around the Minorien Fu-in..). I've been doing a lot of exploring into Japanese incense, but I am going to start looking into some others. I would say the ones I'm always craving are these:
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Shoyeido Horin Shirakawa (White River)
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Shoyeido Horin Horikawa (River Path)
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Shoyeido Horin Tenypyo (Peaceful Sky)
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Shoyeido Plum Blossom
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Shoyeido Shino-Nome (first light), which I believe has been discontinued
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Shoyeido Kyoto Autumn Leaves
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Jihi Amacha kou
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Kunjudo Karin
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Baikundo Yuzen
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Satya SuperHit
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Shoyeido Overtones Vanilla
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Fred Soll Honey Vanilla
Anxiously awaiting these (arriving this week in the mail):
- Honey Dust
- Shroff Amber Boquet
- Shroff Vanilla Balsam
- Shroff Divine
On my wishlist:
- Shoyeido White Cloud
- Shoyeido Horin Nijo (Avenue of the Villa)
- Shoyeido Horin Muromachi (City of Culture)
- Shoyeido Horin Genroko(Returning Spirit)
- Shoyeido Misho (Gentle Smile)
- Shoyeido Sei-fu Fresh Breeze
- Satya Superhit Purple Beauty and others
- Tennendo Japanese Vanilla
- Kameyama Milky Candy
Any thoughts on others I should try down the road (or new roads I should take in terms of incense styles)? I became interested in incense through a long and deep history in perfume, where I enjoy (no surprise) a lot of sweeter and more traditionally feminine scents: gourmands, vanilla/benzoin/tonka/amber rich blends, spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, anise, etc.), some fruits (orange, guava, mango, pear), resins, woods, conifers, a few florals (carnation, heliotrope, tuberose, chyrsanthemum, lavender). Thanks for any ideas you might have!
Posted Mar 11, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC