5” x 3”
Kyoto

The company that makes these sachets has been producing them from the same secret formula of fragrant wood chips and spices since 1855. Over 1200 years ago sachets like this were used to scent the kimono. They appear frequently in the famous love story "The Tale of Genji", the 11th Century Japanese novel written by the Heian court lady Murasaki Shikibu. Scent was a popular obsession during the time and sachets were a craze with imperial and noble people. The silk bag is in the shape of a gourd, a traditional motif for the Japanese. It will continue to smell for at least one year. Today the sachets are often hung in closets and entranceways of the home for visitors to enjoy or kept in drawers to perfume clothing. If a place can have a scent than this scent is Kyoto.