The Japanese incense company, Nippon Kodo, was founded over four centuries ago and originally began by producing high quality incense for the Emperor of Japan. The company has continued to thrive ever since, now accounting for more than 50% of the entire incense industry in Japan.
The company have a great philosophy about the importance of celebrating incense and recognise that, although many people simply love the ability of incense to fragrance a room, for others, their use comes down to spiritual and religious traditions. In fact, Nippon Kodo say that, through the production of their traditional Japanese incense they aim to, ‘cherish the ancient traditions and values’.
The ingredients of Nippon Kodo incense are all high quality and are sourced from around the world. Experts help locate and harvest the rare aromatic woods, natural gums, resins and other ingredients used to make their incense. Once acquired, the ingredients are processed by hand, and by machine, in their eight factories in Japan and Hong Kong.

For your Tranquility and Serenity.

Spirit Connexions is an official Nippon Kodo stockist. We have invested in to this high quality Japanese incense brand, keeping good stock levels of all of the ranges shown on this page.
We’ve made this page to break down the various incense ranges, explaining each one in some detail. Whether you’re new to using incense, or a seasoned pro, Nippon Kodo has something that will be a good fit for you.

Morning Star

The best selling incense

Morning Star Japanese incense sticks have been the best selling daily use incense, ever since the collection was established in the 1960’s.

Morning Star incense is made using powerful fragrances which are mixed with quality ingredients, making this the go-to trusted choice all over the world.

Comprised of a large choice of fragrances – available to buy from Spirit Connexions in 50 and 200 stick boxes.

Morning Star is a very affordable incense, costing as little as £0.07 per stick, making this your absolute perfect everyday use incense. Many will combine fragrances, burning together to create something that suits their needs.

Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 50 or 200 sticks
Fragrances: 20
Burn Time: Approx. 25 min
Buy Morning Star Incense

Elemense

Earth | Water | Fire | Air | Space
The Elemense line of incense from Nippon Kodo comprises five different fragrances, each one representing one of the five elements.
Discover a variety of earthy, woody and floral scents, all backed up by a Sandalwood base.
Each box of Elemense has 40 incense sticks, with a net weight of approximately 18 grams. You also get a small but functional ceramic stick holder.
Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 40 sticks
Fragrances: 5
Burn Time: Approx. 30 min
Buy Elemense Incense

Kayuragi

Welcome to the world of Kayuragi, where fragrance “Ka” meets with slowly wafting scented smoke “Yuragi”. Comfortable fragrance, where calm wafts in. Inspired by Kimono (Japanese traditional wear) fabric, the package texture is smooth, and the coloring is dramatic.
Kayuragi series includes the popular Aloeswood and Sandalwood fragrances as well as 13 Japanese floral and fruity fragrances. When the incense is lit, it’s smoke and aroma wafts throughout the space and brings a feeling of relief and relaxation. It is not only from the pleasant fragrance, but also from the sight of the wafting smoke which will make you feel at ease.
Type: Stick or cone
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 40 sticks/ 12 cones
Fragrances: 14
Burn Time: Approx. 25 min (stick) / 10 min (cone)
Buy Kayuragi Incense

Naturense

The best selling incense

Morning Star Japanese incense sticks have been the best selling daily use incense, ever since the collection was established in the 1960’s.

Morning Star incense is made using powerful fragrances which are mixed with quality ingredients, making this the go-to trusted choice all over the world.

Comprised of a large choice of fragrances – available to buy from Spirit Connexions in 50 and 200 stick boxes.

Morning Star is a very affordable incense, costing as little as £0.07 per stick, making this your absolute perfect everyday use incense. Many will combine fragrances, burning together to create something that suits their needs.

Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 50 or 200 sticks
Fragrances: 20
Burn Time: Approx. 25 min
Buy Morning Star Incense

Kohden

Earth | Water | Fire | Air | Space
The Elemense line of incense from Nippon Kodo comprises five different fragrances, each one representing one of the five elements.
Discover a variety of earthy, woody and floral scents, all backed up by a Sandalwood base.
Each box of Elemense has 40 incense sticks, with a new weight of approximately 18 grams. You also get a small but functional ceramic stick holder.
Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 40 sticks
Fragrances: 5
Burn Time: Approx. 30 min
Buy Elemense Incense

OEDO-KOH

The Elemense line of incense from Nippon Kodo comprises five different fragrances, each one representing one of the five elements.
Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 40 sticks
Fragrances: 5
Burn Time: Approx. 30 min
Buy Kayuragi Incense

Hana no Hana

The best selling incense

Morning Star Japanese incense sticks have been the best selling daily use incense, ever since the collection was established in the 1960’s.

Morning Star incense is made using powerful fragrances which are mixed with quality ingredients, making this the go-to trusted choice all over the world.

Comprised of a large choice of fragrances – available to buy from Spirit Connexions in 50 and 200 stick boxes.

Morning Star is a very affordable incense, costing as little as £0.07 per stick, making this your absolute perfect everyday use incense. Many will combine fragrances, burning together to create something that suits their needs.

Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 50 or 200 sticks
Fragrances: 20
Burn Time: Approx. 25 min
Buy Morning Star Incense

Scentsual

Earth | Water | Fire | Air | Space
The Elemense line of incense from Nippon Kodo comprises five different fragrances, each one representing one of the five elements.
Discover a variety of earthy, woody and floral scents, all backed up by a Sandalwood base.
Each box of Elemense has 40 incense sticks, with a new weight of approximately 18 grams. You also get a small but functional ceramic stick holder.
Type: Stick
Material: Pure incense, no bamboo core
Use: Every day incense
Count: 40 sticks
Fragrances: 5
Burn Time: Approx. 30 min
Buy Elemense Incense