The first branch of Kungyokudo, Japan’s oldest incense supplier, opened near Tokyo Station on April 26, and despite how it might appear on paper, it’s a very good fit.

The brightly lit Tokyo flagship is housed in the Kitte building, the former Japan Post sorting office, near Tokyo Station, which was redesigned in 2013 by Kengo Kuma into a hip yet high-end design-oriented shopping complex.

Labels hand letter-pressed in gold add a little extra elegance to Kungyokudo
Labels hand letter-pressed in gold add a little extra elegance to Kungyokudo's range of senko incense sticks. | MIO YAMADA