(VOVworld) – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi has introduced the art of Kodo or ‘way of fragrance’, one of the 3 major classical arts. Along with the development of Buddhism in Japan, the custom of burning incense or fragrant wood grew strongly in the 17 and 18^th centuries.  

It began with burning incense to cover up bad odors in a room. Today, Japanese people have developed the enjoyment of fragrance into an art. Kodo is the less-widely known than the other classical arts: sado (tea ceremony) and kado or ikebana (flower arrangement), so the Japanese are trying to promote it. Imaizumi Fusako is an artisan of the Kashiwa Aroma Club: "We want to introduce the art to Vietnamese people. Vietnam is home to Kyara wood, one of 6 fundamental fragrances in Kodo art".