Baieido (Japanese language: 梅栄堂) is a Japanese incense company which traces its roots back to a wholesaler of medicinal herbs in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture who named himself "Jinkoya Sakubei" (agarwood trader) in 1657. As such, Baieido is commercially promoted as one of the oldest established incense makers in Japan.
Baieido's flagship and most popular incense is "Kobunboku" (Plum Blossom). Several of their other incenses are variations of Kōbunboku.
History
Baieido trace themselves to the Muromachi period (1338-1573), when the founder of Baieido, Kakuuemon Yamatoya, became a wholesaler of medicinal herbs in Sakai city. Sakai was a well-known trading port in ancient Japan in which incense trading was in high demand. In 1657, the founder named himself "Jinkoya Sakubei" and specialized in selling incense ingredients and incense sticks. "Jinkoya" (Aloeswood trader) was a name peculiar to Sakai, only medicinal wholesalers who specialized in incense were authorized to use this name.
The method and recipes have been handed down from generation to generation in an unbroken secret oral tradition. The name "Baieido" is derived from the three characters bai, ei, and dō. Bai means "plum tree"; ei means "prosperity"; dō means "shrine or store"
Sales catalogue Baieido's flagship and most popular incense is "Kobunboku" (Plum Blossom). Several of their other incenses are based on Kobunboku.
TitleDescriptionJapaneseKobunbokuExpression of the Plum Tree好文木Tokusen KobunbokuPremium Kobunboku特選好文木Kaden KobunbokuFamily Secret家伝好文木Biko KobunbokuDelicate微香好文木Biko KobunbokuDelicate (Smokeless)微香好文木（煙ひかえめ）Jinko KobunbokuAgarwood (Smokeless)沈香好文木（煙ひかえめ）Byakudan KobunbokuWhite Sandalwood白檀好文木Sawayaka KobunbokuCinnamonさわやか好文木Kai Un KoGood Fortune開運香Shu Ko KokuGathering of Fragrant Countries聚香国Tokusen Shu Ko KokuPremium Shu Ko Koku特選聚香国Jinkoya Sakube Series沈香屋作兵衛Byakudan Kokonoe KoIncense of the Imperial Palace白檀九重香Jinko Horyu KoPhoenix & Dragon沈香鳳龍 香Gokujyo Jinko Kunsho KoRising Scent極上沈香薫昇香Premium SeriesTokusen KokonoePremium Byakudan Kokonoe Ko特撰九重Tokusen HoryuPremium Jinko Horyu Ko特撰鳳龍Tokusen KunshoPremium Gokujyo Jinko Kunsho Ko特撰薫昇Tokusen KoshibokuTimbers of Confucius特撰孔子木Tokusen KoenGarden Incense特撰香苑Kyara KokoAncient Scent伽羅古香
References
External links Baieido's Website Baieido USA