Japanese Incense Holders & Koro 香炉 - Kikoh Incense

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Japanese Incense Holders & Koro 香炉 The art of enjoying Japanese incense goes beyond just the burning of the incense stick, but also extends to the entire experience - including what holds the incense. The beauty of a simple holder or the elegance of the incense koro 香炉 (burner or censer) that holds the incense can often provide as much allure as the fragrance radiating from it, complementing and enhancing the experience of listening to incense both during and afterward. One of the more common questions asked by those experiencing Japanese incense for the first time is if a special holder is necessary. Japanese incense sticks are typically between 2-3mm in diameter, and as such considerably smaller than the bamboo cored incense common in the West. As Japanese incense has no bamboo core, it tends to dangle alarmingly loosely in