[Hyogo] [Incense stick craftsman experience: introductory level] Learn from a current craftsman of a manufacturer who maintains traditional handmade manufacturing, and experience some of the processes involved in Awaji Island's traditional incense stick industry in a town of incense that has continued since the Edo period! (Awaji, Hyogo)

Approximately 70% of domestically produced incense sticks are produced on Awaji Island. Many manufacturers are concentrated in the Ei district, and you can smell the delicious aroma of incense as you walk through the town. It has even been selected as one of the Ministry of the Environment's "Top 100 Fragrant Landscapes." This is a valuable experience where you can visit an incense manufacturer that has been producing incense since 1905 and still maintains traditional handmade manufacturing methods, learn about the history of Awaji Island incense sticks, knowledge of fragrance, and the manufacturing process from a fragrance master called a Koshi, and experience part of the manufacturing process while listening to a lecture from a veteran craftsman.