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Experience authentic “Koudo” in Aoyama Rekishi-mura (Aoyama Museum)
2025/06/09

Workshops are held in Aoyama Museum that present a simplified version of Genjiko, which is one style of Kodo (“Way of Incense,” a fun ceremony to identify types of incense).

Participants try to identify which of five types of incense are the same, using diagrams derived from symbols that appear (Genjiko-no-Zu) in the Tale of Genji to indicate their answer. Participants will receive a scented insert (Fumiko, or “letter incense”) as a free gift.

This experience is available for from one to five people at a time.
Duration: Approx. 30-60 minutes
Operating hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (facility open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
*Reservation must be made in advance.

Basic information

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Address 48 Kitashinmachi, Tambasasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture
Location Southwest of the Sasayama Post Office
Parking lot Available for up to five cars. There is also a coin-operated parking next door that is free for one hour.
Access by train and bus Go to the Sasayamaguchi Station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line and take a bus to the Nikaimachi bus stop. It’s a 5-minute walk to the Historical Area of the Aoyama Clan from there.
Access by car About 10 minutes east from the Tannan Sasayamaguchi Exit from the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway.
Phone number +81-79-552-0056
Closed On Mondays. If Monday is a holiday, the facility will be open and closed the next day.