ブックタイトルEverything about Incense

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Everything about Incense

Chapter 4●Fragrances are Amazing!Hamamatsu’s Eel (Tokai Region)The smell of eel barbequed with sauce floats from the dozensof eel shops throughout the city. There is an eel farm in LakeHamana. On August 24th, a Buddhist memorial service is heldfor the consumed eel.Location: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: Eel barbequed with sauceFushimi’s Sake Breweries (Kinki Region)There are 33 famous sake-brewing companies in Kyoto’s Fushimiward. During the winter, the area is filled with the fragrance ofnewly made sake. There’s also a museum where you can learnabout the history of Fushimi sake brewing.Location: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Season: WinterSource of Fragrance: Sake Breweries’koji (“rice yeast”)The Fragrance of Imari Porcelain’s Earthand Fire (Kyushu Region)Itsukushima Shrine (Shikoku, Chugoku Region)During full tide, Itsukushima Shrine’s grounds become part ofthe ocean and give off the smell of seawater. This fairytale-likebeautiful landscape is designated as a National Treasure and aWorld Heritage Site.Location: Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: SeawaterImari Porcelain has been used since ancient times as gifts forthe imperial court, shogunate families, and feudal lords. Thefragrance of smoke, earth, and fire drifts through the Imari'skiln grounds.Location: Imari, Saga Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: The smoke, earth, and fire from the kiln groundsThe Fragrance of Taketomi Island’s Oceanand Flowers (Okinawa)Throughout Taketomi Island drifts the fragrance of seawaterand southern country flowers such as hibiscus and bougainvillea.The island also features old-style Okinawan townscapes, and isone of the tourist highlights of Okinawa.Location: Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture Season: Year-roundSource of Fragrance: Seawater, flowers93