Baieido

Baieidō (Japanese language: 梅栄堂) is a Japanese incense company established in 1657, located in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, It is one of the oldest traditional incense makers in Japan.

Baieido dates back to the Muromachi period (1338-1573) in Japanese history.

During this period, the founder of Baieido, Kakuuemon Yamatoya, became a wholesaler of medicinal herbs in Sakai city.

In the time-honored traditions of Jinkoya Sakubei, Baieido has dedicated itself to making incense for over 300 years.

[1] Agarwood refers to a resin that develops from some trees in the Aquilaria genus that are infected with a fungus.

Japanese incense often uses 2 common terms for agarwood: jinkō (沈香) and kyara (伽羅).

The different agarwoods were given the category name "Rikkoku" (六国), literally meaning "Six Countries".