Kunjyukan — Attraction in Kyoto

The interactive experience is a great concept that the Kunjyukan offers. The interactive area is a little popular particularly for social media users so you may have to wait. There are English descriptions available as well, which makes it accessible for tourists. Although I enjoyed the concept, I felt most of the incense offered were underwhelming (just based on the samples, not lit) at least compared to other incense I’ve tested at different...

A small museum with some spectacular dioramas and a brief exhibit explaining how incense is made - you can enter through the shop. The exhibit is high quality and has English explanations available. The exhibit is also free.

Although it's mostly a shopping experience rather than a museum, the smells are interesting and varied. It's worth a visit if you want to bring a small, unique...

Pros: Plenty of choices Visually pleasing display Easily understandable history introduction

Cons: The incense in the rooms were way too strong, which ended up overwhelming everything else and making smell-testing of individual sticks fairly difficult.

Admission was free, which is expected, since it is mostly a shop rather...