- Shoyeido
Shoyeido (松榮堂/松栄堂 Shōeidō) is a 300-year old traditional
Japanese incense company, established in1705 , producing high quality, naturalincense . In their traditional grading system, the Japanese routinely used "shō" (松 pine tree), "chiku" (竹 bamboo) and "bai" (梅 plum tree), to represent varying degrees of quality. In this grading system, "shō" represents the highest grade or quality.The name "Shoyeido" is derived from the three characters Shō, Ei, and Dō.
*"Shō" means "Pine tree"
*"Ei" is the ancient sound meaning "Prosperity"
*"Dō" is a store or company.Shoyeido has 7 retail stores. There are 2 in Kyōto, 3 in Tōkyō, 1 in
Sapporo , and 1 in Boulder, Colorado, USA.Shoyeido carries several series of
incense . The 2 main series are the "Daily Incense" series （京線香 Kyō-senkō） and the "Premium Incense" series （高級線香 Kōkyū-senkō）. The following tables are ordered from least expensive to most expensive.Daily Incense （京線香 Kyō-senkō）
Premium Incense （高級線香 Kōkyū-senkō）
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Kōdō (Japanese Incense Ceremony)External links
* [http://www.shoyeido.com Shoyeido's Website - English]
* [http://www.shoyeido.co.jp Shoyeido's Website - Japanese]
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