{"title":"Gathering","description":"\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--23024224010576__rich_text_rrDP6C\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"isolate\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text content-container color-scheme-2d8a8c92-ccad-4b7b-adeb-a2b058e1e396 gradient rich-text--full-width content-container--full-width section-template--23024224010576__rich_text_rrDP6C-padding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text__wrapper rich-text__wrapper--center page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text__blocks center rich-text__blocks--full-width\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a dinner party to tea for two, go explore how incense can do to help set the ambiance and the tone for all the ways you gather with the people you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sense-of-incense-bergamont","title":"Sense Of Incense Bergamont","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCitrusy and warm, subtle and rejuvenating—this incense smells like sunshine, and will set the tone for a summer day, or maybe get you dreaming of one in the dead of winter. We love this combination of lemon, jasmine, and bergamot. We're burning a stick first thing in the morning to slip into a zone of awakened creativity. We're burning it again Sunday evening for that come-snuggle-me-before-bedtime vibe that all but banishes thoughts of Monday morning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49589684699472,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241211-Bergamont-SenseOfIncense-028r1.jpg?v=1735669641"},{"product_id":"hanga-short-night-incense","title":"Hanga Short Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe're burning this incense for a crowd, ideally a brunch in the garden for old friends. Notes of rose, honey, and musk are light and floral, inviting and invigorating. Though the Japanese name of this incense translates to \"short night,\" we're pairing this gentle bouquet with grand shafts of sunshine and grass under our feet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49589696069968,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241213-Kouisado-Fireworks-Mijikayo-062r1.jpg?v=1735669598"},{"product_id":"first-collection-love-carrot","title":"Love Carrot","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe strike up a stick of Love Carrot whenever we're getting people together. It's rich and earthy with lighter top notes of carrot and vanilla, ideal for setting a warm mood for divine interpersonal connection. We're pretty sure Ask the Ages set the Love-Carrot-to-nostril ratio record when we filled a hall with its intoxicating scent for 100 pals, all of whom immediately caught the nurturing vibe of community and connection. For us, Love Carrot is the incense of belonging, and the first scent created by our pal Chikako at Tokyo Kodo. Find a pal and light it up. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tokyo Kodo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49589704622416,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-TokyoKodo-LoveCarrot_a1bef908-f336-416a-9cfe-b0fce7d7e16c.jpg?v=1735669408"},{"product_id":"waboku-hinoki","title":"Hinoki","description":"\u003cp\u003eHinoki is one of those god-tier scents directly from the bounty of Gaia. We've loved the woody aroma of Japanese cypress from the jump, and this version from Kousaido brings a touch of the forest to the foyer. Plant a grove of these fragrant cypress sticks all over the house when you entertain and not only will you set a profoundly kind vibe, but you'll have to start fielding the question \"What is this and where do I get some?\" You know where to send em. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49595835842896,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241213-Kouisado-Hinoki-112r.jpg?v=1735670657"},{"product_id":"waboku-kusunoki","title":"Kusunoki - Japanese Cypress","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eEnter a woodsy fantasia of rich, warm camphor and notes of pine. We burn this incense to step into the forest of the mind. Electric English folk on the turntable—Tam Lin off Leige and Lief if you need a cut—Cathy's ghost from Wuthering Heights, maybe the forest in My Neighbor Totoro. We love this incense for how softly it enters the room, how it never overstays its welcome, how it conjures the arboreal beyond. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49597824663888,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATA250204-Kousaido-kusunoki0350r.jpg?v=1739920956"},{"product_id":"jasmine","title":"Jasmine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis jasmine incense is rich, floral, and voluptuous. We're not going to tell you how to get down, but the jasmine flower is a noted aphrodisiac. We're certainly perfuming our spaces for any amorous assignation, or merely warming up the room for a long catchup with friends. Accompanying with smooth jazz is a high-difficulty move reserved only for GOAT-tier loverboys, but who are we to stop you from sliding on the Grover Washington Jr.?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shesay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49597871522128,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATA250204-SheSay-Jasmine0323r.jpg?v=1739921227"},{"product_id":"magnolia-in-bloom","title":"Magnolia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFloral and gorgeous, these sweet scents from a short stick are feminine maybe, beautiful certainly. Perfect olfactory notes for a tea party or smaller, intimate gathering. This poetic incense puts is in an oddly literary mindset—think antiquarian bookstores or Jo March composing plays in her attic in springtime. Light in the event your book club is coming over. 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Nami compliments lively conversation, a bustling kitchen, and silly children goofing in the next room.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amina Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49597884727632,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAAnimaCollective0362r.jpg?v=1739920986"},{"product_id":"incense-starter-kit","title":"Starter Set","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKick off your incense collection–and significantly enhance the in-crib vibes–with an Ask the Ages incense Starter Set. Pulled from our curated selection of artisanal incense, the four boxes of incense, handsome tray, and burning accoutrements are everything you need to slide onto Incense Standard Time. The scent profiles range from warm-and-woodsy to damn near mystical, and our emphasis on all-natural Japanese incense ensures that you’re only bringing the most salutary botanicals, herbs, woods, and spices into the casa. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach Starter Set comes with four boxes of incense, a wooden tray, an ash dish, a burner ball, and matches. 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This lush, agarwood-based incense is subtle and elevating, the kind of burn that pricks up the nostrils and makes guests go, \"Oh that's really nice, what is it?\" The perfect blend of slightly sweet and slightly smoky, Landscape: Water is like Pet Sounds—fantastic and familiar all at once.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koju","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51561141043536,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATALandscape0514r.jpg?v=1750470496"},{"product_id":"sandalwood","title":"Koju - Sandalwood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you freak as much incense as we do, you burn a lot of sandalwood. It's the aromatic base and walking bassline of loads of 'cense, soaps, and perfumes. This iteration from Kyoto-based Koju does all the fine olfactory work you'd expect with a decidedly light touch. This one tips grassy and slightly sweet. It feels more fresh than heavy, more Willa Cather than Gertrude Stein. And that box! We'll take gold-flecked trad Japanese over studied-at-RISD every damn day.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koju","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51561141076304,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATASandlwood_Incense0511r.jpg?v=1750470496"},{"product_id":"umekaido","title":"Umekaido - Plum","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubtle, warm, sweet, and velvety, this plum incense from Hayashi Ryushodo is perfect for setting the scene for company. We reach for lush florals and bright citrus incense when entertaining, and Umekaido is our go to burn-before-the-guests-show-up sticks. This one offers a slow, smoldering burn with languidly wafting smoke. We've been known to light a few sticks of this one over the course of a long dinner party. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hayashi Ryushodo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52117132640592,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAUmekaido0573r.jpg?v=1758969303"},{"product_id":"waboku-assortment","title":"Waboku Set - Hinoki, Kusunoki, Keyaki","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of three gorgeous woodsy incenses is perfect for newbs and heads alike. Each of the three boxes in this kit is already an Ask the Ages favorite, and we're thrilled to offer the full set. Each of the three scents here is born from a core Japanese incense wood. Hinoki is Japanese cypress and maybe the vibiest of the lot. But don't sleep on the dreamy, calming scent of Keyaki (zelkova wood), or the mellow camphor aromas of Kusunoki. 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These are all daily drivers around ATA HQ and this trio at this price makes for an ideal introductory set for the incense rookie in your life. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422975193424,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAShishin0617r.jpg?v=1773870768"},{"product_id":"three-jewels","title":"Three Jewels","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you want a trio of rich burns, look no further than Three Jewels, a gorgeous set of three distinct incenses from the Kyoto brand Kousaido. We've been selling Buddha, with its lush sandalwood blend since Day Zero of Ask the Ages. And we're thrilled to add its two homies to the mix. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddha is a subtly sweet and calming mix of sandalwood, citrus, and benzoin, which has notes of vanilla, almond, caramel, and spice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDharma is for those looking to bring forest bathing into the crib. The fresh incense is a mix of pine needles, cedar, and sandalwood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSangha rounds out the set and tips decidedly floral with fresh-from-the-garden notes of red plum and lily of the valley. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422977421648,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"tennen-white-camphor-tree","title":"White Camphor","description":"\u003cp\u003ePure camphor has a decidedly smooth and calming aroma, so banish all thoughts of Vick's and mothballs, and instead bliss the hell out with the fresh, woody notes of this banger from the Kyoto-based Kousiado. Camphor is well known for its calming effects, and the vibeshift here is into a warm and restful headspace. We get notes of pine, maybe eucalyptus, but the overwhelming feeling is cozy and restful. Perfect burn for a relaxing evening when the dishes are done and a good conversation is calling. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422980796752,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"shishin-genbu","title":"Genbu - Sandalwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenbu is a woodsy, inexpensive, burn-it-anytime sandalwood-based incense from our pals at Kousaido. The Kyoto-based incense maker debuted the Shishin line last year, and we warmed up real quick to this mellow, room-elevating scent named for a black tortoise spirit from Japanese lore. The scent is unobtrusive and foresty, perfect for setting a light tone in your space without making too big a fuss. 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Yes, cacao is the base, with notes of dried fruits, and cypriol—an Indian plant prized for its aromatic roots—but the result is a highly nuanced burn that starts somewhere in the neighborhood of chocolate and finishes closer to heaven. Burn with friends as this is likely the coolest thing you've ever smelled. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tokyo Kodo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422983778640,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/IFJ_TOKY-042_01.jpg?v=1764966445"},{"product_id":"red-pine","title":"Japanese Red Pine","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese Red Pine does one thing and oh baby! does it do it right. A single note of warm, woody, Keihoku-grown pine is like a direct line to some misty coastal grove in the Edo period. This one is a crowd pleaser, so burn it for guests or just the fam on a lazy weekend. Though we're obviously fans of spicy top notes and floral undertones, Japanese Red Pine dispenses with nuance and delivers the olfactory forest of your dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52516504404304,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAShishin0612r.jpg?v=1773870689"},{"product_id":"dune","title":"Dune","description":"\u003cp\u003eLots of our favorite incense conjures the mossy, misty forest—but Dune from Hyungi is all high desert. Inspired by the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles, this dry, evocative incense has notes of c\u003cspan\u003ereosote, tanned leather, tobacco, vetiver, and cardamom. Hyungi loves to forage for ingredients and consistently draws inspiration from her surroundings, so little surprise that the San Gabriel mountains, and arid-meets-artsy feel of Los Angeles permeates this scent. 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