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Asahiyaki | Kyoto

          Site: Uji  | Kyoto, Japan     Sacred fire   Along the east bank of Kyoto’s Uji River, a fire’s been burning for 400 years. Its flames are kindled by Asahiyaki, one of Japan’s great houses of pottery and tea ceremony utensils. Sixteen generations on, Hosai Matsubayashi (Matsubayashi XVI) is …

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Kungyokudo | Kyoto

Kungyokudo maintains tradition using only natural ingredients such as sandalwood, cinnamon, aloeswood, frankincense, and an assortment of wild plants. Burning Kungyokudo incense envelopes the senses in an aromatic calm.

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