Perfume / Incense making / Aroma blending in Japan

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:30

Why not experience creating Japanese scents at Yurasukaori's atelier in Seijo, a quiet residential area? In this plan, we will create incense sticks using only fragrant agarwood, sandalwood, and other incense ingredients that are used in medicine and food, preserving the ancient scent. Incense sticks began to be made in Osaka around the early Edo period. Please use it in a variety of situations, such as when relaxing, when you want to change your mood, or by scenting it in your room before welcoming guests. Fragrance is said to transform everyday spaces into extraordinary ones. A Japanese scent that feels nostalgic, but also a new scent. You can enjoy it in various situations. Yurasu Kaori creates original scents using only natural fragrance ingredients that have been used since ancient times, without using synthetic fragrances. Also, turning an image into a scent is something you can't experience anywhere else. Please come and create your own scent. We have bags and boxes available for you to take home.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:30

Neriko is a black pill-shaped incense that was widely used during the Heian period. In The Tale of Genji, there is a scene in which Hikaru Genji, Murasaki no Ue, and other characters are actually created and evaluated, and it is still known as one of the Six Kinds of Kaorumono. It is also used in front of the charcoal in winter during tea ceremonies. Nerika is not something to be used at room temperature, but rather to be warmed to enjoy its aroma. We placed lit charcoal in an incense burner filled with ashes, placed incense sticks on top of the warmed ashes, and enjoyed the scent that wafted through the air. Enjoy the relaxing time and space as the charcoal warms the ashes, along with the scent. It is also recommended before welcoming guests. We have boxes and bags for you to take home, as well as charcoal and incense burner ash for you to use at home.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 13:00 / 15:00 / 18:00

In this plan, you will experience the experience at NOIR CAFÉ, an atelier surrounded by plants by Miki Takeuchi, an instructor of Sanshin Oeda School of Kodo and a flower designer. Many people who ask about the art of incense talk about the ancient incense group called ``Genji incense''. Regardless of the school, ``Genjiko'' is a group of incense that is still practiced today. The designs of the answers (listening names) based on the 54 pages of The Tale of Genji are famous as ``Genji Konozu'', which are various traditional Japanese patterns such as maki-e and kimonos. In this experience, you can experience what Genji incense is like at the incense meeting, and how to listen to the scent and come up with an answer. It's hard to sit up straight, and incense parties are difficult to get into. However, this is a plan that allows those who are interested in what Genji incense is like to fully experience it. After enjoying the Genji incense, you can create your own scent just like the aristocrats of the Heian period, when The Tale of Genji was written. The Tale of Genji also depicts scent as a theme, and aristocrats used to infuse their kimonos with elaborate original scents. In this plan, you will create a scented bag by blending your own original natural fragrance. The finished scented bag can be set in a special paulownia wood box designed and arranged by top designer Miki Takeuchi with dried flowers related to the Tale of Genji, and you can take it home as a special incense burner. After the experience, we will offer scones made with the cafe's special incense ingredients and medicinal tea blended with edible flowers and herbal cordial. Please spend an elegant time in an extraordinary time warp for both mind and body.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 18:00

Experience program You can experience Kodo, one of the representative arts of Japan. 1. A medicinal tea blended with fragrant ingredients will be served as a welcome drink. 2. Choose your favorite flowers at Noir Cafe, which has a flower shop run by a top Japanese flower artist. Let's put flowers in the incense seat while receiving instructions (flowers and containers can be taken home). 3. Make an ash mold for the incense burner. (The customer makes an ash mold, puts charcoal in it, and burns the incense.) We listen to the typical incense woods, Kyara, Agarwood, and Sandalwood. Four. Make matcha. (I will tell you how to make delicious matcha, so please enjoy it with the tea and sweets that you have made yourself.)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity