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In Japan, the art of perfume and fragrance has its origins in Buddhism, with which introduced incense shortly before the Heian era, and reached its apogee during the Edo era. Kôdô is the way of incense, an art unique in the world, which consists in the appreciation and of rare aromatic woods. This art has […]

In modern Japan, the legacies of traditional Japan coexist with Western influences. Today’s Japan is similar to the West not only economically and technologically, but also in many political and social aspects: parliamentary democracy, high literacy rate, Western clothing and music, for example. However, upon closer examination, Japan is quite different from the West, especially […]