An Introduction to Japanese Incense:

I. The Origins of Japanese Incense Culture:

1. Tang China's Buddhist Influence
2. The Rise of the Samurai
3. Mongols, Zen, and Bushido
4. Higashiyama Culture
5. Three Geido
6. Southern Barbarians
7. The Fool of Owari
8. Momoyama
9. The Floating World
10. The Restored Emperor

II. Japanese Incense Ingredients:

1. Koboku 香木- Fragrant Woods
2. Rikkoku Gomi 六国五味 - Traditional Aloeswood Classification
3. Traditional Spices
4. Classic Aromatic Resins
5. Aromatic Plant Materials
6. Aromatic Roots
7. Pungent Aromatics
8. Making Senko (Stick Incense)
9. Sustainability

III. Selecting Japanese Incense

1. Why Japanese Incense? Four Reasons
2. Types and Categories of Japanese Incense
3. Everyday vs. Premium Japanese Incense
4. Traditional vs. Modern
5. 10 Japanese Incenses to Start With

IV. Using Japanese Incense:

1. How to Use Japanese Incense
2. Incense Safety Precautions
3. Japanese Incense Holders & Koro 香炉
4. How to Use Ash with an Incense Burner
5. Three Simple Practices for Storing Japanese Incense

V. Appreciating Japanese Incense:

1. Mon-Koh 聞香 - Listening to Incense
2. The Listening Environment
3. Ichigo Ichie
4. Emptiness 間
5. Kodo 香道
6. Ko-Awase, Kumiko 組香, and Genji-mon 源氏紋
7. The 10 Virtues of Koh