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The Six Countries and Five Tastes of Japanese Kōdō

In the Muromachi period (1336 - 1573 AD), Shino Soshin (志野宗信) formally described the different scents of agarwood as Rikkoku Gomi (六国五味, Six Countries and Five Tastes), due to different geographic regions producing distinct types of agarwood. That is, Kyara (伽羅, Vietnam); Rakoku (羅国, Thailand); Sumotara (寸聞多羅, Indonesia); Manaba (真南蛮, Cambodia); Manaka (真那賀, Malaysia) and Sasora (佐曾羅, Eastern India). This system categorizes different types of agarwood based on their origins, aroma profiles, and sensory characteristics, forming the foundation of traditional Kōdō practices (The Way of Incense).

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DR. INCENSE

Dr. Li Fupeng, the founder of Dr. Incense, is a scientific researcher at School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.  Dr. Li and other friends initiated the establishment of the Incense Culture Association of Singapore  (新加坡香文化协会), and Nanyang Culture Academy (南洋书院), to promote incense culture and other traditional cultures in Singapore.

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