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Everything about Incense

100 Fragrance LandscapesIn Focus11There are 100 Fragrance Landscapes in Japan?inspiring and peacefulplaces with unique fragrances and scenery chosen by the Ministry of theEnvironment. Let’s take a look at eight of them. If you visit, be sure not tomiss the wonderful aromas of nature!Furano Lavender (Hokkaido)In the city of Furano, there are many vast lavender fields. Thelandscapes and fragrances of Furano, reminiscent of those insouthern France (known as the home of lavender), are popularamong tourists.Location: Kami Furano-cho, Naka Furano-cho, and MinamiFurano-cho in Furano, Hokkaido Season: May-SeptemberSource of Fragrance: Primarily lavenderThe Fragrance of Jodogahama’s Seawater(Tohoku Region)Jodogahama is a well-known tourist area in the city of Miyakowhere the smell of seawater lingers in the air. It is also adesignated National Park, and is actively cleaned to maintain itsbeautiful scenery.Location: Miyako, Iwate Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: Seawater(Kanto-Koshin Region)The smell of sulfur drifts from the hot springs scattered widelythroughout the town of Kusatsu. The amount of water thatemanates from them is the highest in Japan. The yubatake (“hotwater field”) in the center of town is famous.Location: Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: SulfurThe Fragrance of Toyama’s Japanese-styleThe Steam of Kusatsu Hot Springs’YubatakeChinese Medicine (Hokuriku Region)Toyama has been famous throughout Japan since ancient times forproducing medicine. There’s even a set phrase in Japanese for itsbusiness: Toyama kusuri uri (“Toyama medicine sales”). One cansmell the fragrance emitted by medicine preparation in many placesthroughout the city.Location: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: Japanese-style Chinese Medicine92