Shoyeido Hooyei-Koh – Japanese Incense Sticks, 1 Roll

Shoyeido Hooyei-Koh is a traditional Japanese incense from Kyoto and belongs to Shoyeido's historic fragrance compositions. The formula combines sandalwood, cloves, cinnamon and other aromatic spices to create a warm, woody and spicy fragrance. Hooyei-Koh is part of the classic Daily Incense collection, also known as Nature & Tradition.

A traditional fragrance of sandalwood and spices

The fragrance of Hooyei-Koh is characterised by a balanced combination of aromatic wood and warm spicy notes. Three known ingredients define the composition:

• Sandalwood: provides the foundation of the blend with its soft, warm and slightly sweet woody fragrance.
• Cloves: contribute an intense, distinctive spiciness with warm and slightly pungent accents.
• Cinnamon: complements the composition with a gentle, sweet and spicy note, bringing together the woody and spicy fragrance facets.

Additional spices, which the manufacturer does not specify in detail, complete the formula. When burned, the incense releases a classic Japanese fragrance with a warm sandalwood character and a distinctly noticeable spicy note. The composition has a traditional, aromatic character rather than the floral or fruity perfume notes associated with modern fragrances.

Hooyei-Koh – a historic Shoyeido formula

Hooyei-Koh is one of Shoyeido's long-established incense blends, with origins dating back more than a century. The name is associated with ideas of prosperity, good fortune and favourable circumstances.

The composition follows the tradition of Japanese incense sticks, in which aromatic woods are combined with spices and other botanical fragrance ingredients. Such blends have long been part of Japanese incense culture and are used both in everyday life and during traditional ceremonies.

Shoyeido produces its incense in Kyoto, a city with a particularly long history of Japanese fragrance culture. Hooyei-Koh is one of the classic formulas through which the manufacturer continues this tradition today.

Japanese version and American variant

The Japanese version of Hooyei-Koh offered here features very dark grey-green incense sticks. This makes it visually distinct from the American variant, sold under the name Hoyei-Koh – Eternal Treasure, which contains brown incense sticks.

Both variants are based on a traditional fragrance composition featuring sandalwood, cloves and cinnamon. Differences in fragrance character are possible, but the manufacturer does not disclose the exact formulas or blending proportions of the two versions.

The Japanese version particularly appeals to enthusiasts of classic, spicy incense fragrances and offers an interesting opportunity to explore different versions of a historic Shoyeido composition.

Features of Shoyeido Hooyei-Koh

• Manufacturer: Shoyeido
• Collection: Daily Incense / Nature & Tradition
• Product: Hooyei-Koh, Japanese version
• Made in: Kyoto, Japan
• Known ingredients: sandalwood, cloves, cinnamon and other spices
• Fragrance character: warm, woody, spicy and slightly sweet
• Colour of incense sticks: very dark grey-green
• Contents per roll: approx. 40 incense sticks
• Length: approx. 21 cm
• Burning time: approx. 50 min per stick
• Net weight per roll: approx. 20 g
• Special feature: historic Japanese formula, also known in an American variant as Hoyei-Koh – Eternal Treasure