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Incense burner (kōro) with peonies, Hirado ware, circa 1800 from Edo. According to legend, agarwood (aloeswood) first came to Japan when a log of incense wood drifted ashore on Awaji island in the third year of Empress Suiko's reign (595 CE). People who found the incense wood noticed that the wood smelled pleasant when they put it near a fire.
Nippon Kodo (日本香堂) is a Japanese incense company that traces their origins back over 400 years to an incense maker known as Koju, who made incense for the Emperor of Japan. The Nippon Kodo Group was established in August 1965, has acquired several other incense companies worldwide, and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris ...
Texas Rangers fans cheer as the members of the team pass by during the Texas Rangers World Series Parade in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Nov. 03, 2023. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Fragrant scent played an important role at court during the Heian period (image from The Tale of Genji by Tosa Mitsuoki, 1617–91.). Nihon Shoki, a book of classical Japanese history, gives the first formal record of incense in Japan when a log of agarwood, a fragrant wood used in incense burning, drifted ashore on Awaji Island during the Asuka period in 595 CE, and was presented to Prince ...
Kōdō (香道), ceremonial appreciation of incense; Nippon Kodo (日本香堂), an incense company; Kodō (taiko group) (鼓童), a taiko drumming group; Kodo-kai (弘道会), a yakuza criminal organization; The imperial way (皇道), a propaganda concept related to hakkō ichiu
Texas Rangers fans take photos with the 2023 World Series commemorative plaque as they enter the stadium for the 2024 season opener between the Rangers and the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field in ...
Lubbock Hubbers (1956), moved from West Texas–New Mexico League; Paris Red Peppers (1947), moved from East Texas League (1946); Paris Panthers (1948); Paris Indians (1952–1953) Port Arthur Sea Hawks (1955–1956), moved from Evangeline League (1954) and Gulf Coast League (1950–1953); Port Arthur Redlegs (1957) Sherman-Denison Twins (1947 ...
Texas Rangers (1972–1993) Arlington Stadium was a baseball stadium located in Arlington, Texas , United States, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas . It served as the home for the Texas Rangers ( MLB ) from 1972 until 1993, after which the team moved into The Ballpark in Arlington (now Choctaw Stadium ).