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Plantation jinko for kōdō ceremony and koh stick supply
Japan's 600-year-old kōdō tradition — listening rather than smelling agarwood — sets the most demanding sensory standard in the trade. Japanese koh stick manufacturers (Shoyeido, Nippon Kodo, Kyukyodo and the smaller Kyoto houses) buy plantation Aquilaria sinensis primarily as a base layer and value-tier product, while reserving collector-tier kynam (kyara) for once-in-a-generation pieces. Buddhist temples and tea schools take the steady volume.
Japan — kōdō ceremony and koh incense supply
Annual Volume
~25 metric tons / year
Typical SKU
Koh sticks 100ct · Grade A jinko chips 10g · Kyara collector pieces
Price Band
$50–800 / g (Grade A–AAA) · $2,500+ / g for kyara/kynam
Industry estimate. Volume small but value-dense; collector-tier prices premium.
What do Japan buyers source from AgarwoodTown?
Japan is one of the 8 export markets that AgarwoodTown, a plantation agarwood wholesaler in Dianbai, Guangdong, China, serves directly. According to industry estimates the market takes about 25 metric tons / year of agarwood, the typical order is Koh sticks 100ct · Grade A jinko chips 10g · Kyara collector pieces, and the wholesale price band is $50–800 / g (Grade A–AAA) · $2,500+ / g for kyara/kynam. Industry estimate. Volume small but value-dense; collector-tier prices premium.
Our top picks for Japan buyers are: 1) Agarwood Incense Sticks, from $2.35 / box; 2) Oud Wood Chips, from $0.24 / g; 3) Agarwood Essential Oil, from $1.50 / g. For example, we recommend a paid sample first so the grade can be matched to local taste before a bulk shipment. Wholesale shipments of Aquilaria products leave China with the CITES Appendix II export papers they need.
Reviewed by Wang Jianyu · Updated
Sourcing Reality
What buyers in this market actually need
Koh stick base material
Japanese stick manufacturers blend mid-grade plantation agarwood powder with sandalwood, cinnamon, clove and binding tabu-no-ki bark. Our 200-mesh agarwood powder is sourced specifically for this — even particle distribution and consistent resin content per batch. MOQ 50 kg, packed 5 kg sealed bags.
Kyara and collector-tier chips
We hold a small inventory of true kynam-grade chips for the collector segment — Hainan and Vietnamese-origin material, sinking-grade verified by water test. These pieces sell from USD 2,500 / g upward and are placed individually with named tea schools and museum collections rather than wholesaled.
Compliance with Japan customs
Japan honours CITES Appendix II via METI import permits. Standard 5-week sea freight lead time to Yokohama or Kobe; 7-day air freight to Narita or Kansai. We provide MSDS, GC-MS reports for oud oil shipments, and the chip provenance documentation Japanese koh houses require.
Most-Requested Products
Top picks for Japan buyers
Agarwood Incense Sticks
Wholesale agarwood incense sticks from $2.35 per 10 g box. Pure plantation Aquilaria sinensis — Japanese koh, kyara and Arabic sticks. CITES certified, OEM.
Oud Wood Chips
Wholesale oud wood chips (agarwood chips) from $0.24/g: plantation Aquilaria sinensis, grades D to AAA, kynam chips from $0.59/g. CITES certified.
Agarwood Essential Oil
Agarwood oil wholesale from the grower: CO₂ oud oil from $1.50/g, hydro-distilled from $7/g, MOQ 10 g. GC-MS report and CITES permit with every order.
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