Incense Ceremony
Like
tea ceremony and
flower arrangement, Koh-do, or "incense ceremony," is an important tradition in Japan. Koh-do is always presented by licensed practitioners who have graduated from koh "schools ‒ either the Shino or Oie schools--that have been conducting this tradition for over five centuries. Incense ceremony is traditionally carried out in the Koh room, with a Master of Ceremonies and a small group of participants. Most incense ceremonies involve a game, in which the participants attempt to guess which scent is being burned. There are hundreds of variations of these incense games. While the formal Koh-do ceremony is steeped in protocol and tradition, the main idea is to have fun with fragrance and learn to "listen" to incense. You do not have to have a trained, experienced "nose" to enjoy and appreciate incense. Informal gatherings of people can meet to share different kinds of incense and create their own games.
-- Excerpts from Shoyeido Website --
Shoyeido
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