Incense began in the Middle East, in places such as Egypt. Ancient incense recipes such as Kyphi, which incorporated dried plums, honey, resins, and spices into an aromatic composite.
It later branched out to other countries such as India where it became popular for meditation and religious purposes.
Spreading out further, it traveled to China and Japan, where it developed a culture shift.
The Japanese notably invented things such as the Ten Virtues of Koh the Kodo incense ceremony.
Today incense is used all throughout the world and is one of the more popular fragrance items on the market!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense
http://www.japanese-incense.com/sonaeko.htm
https://reedshandmadeincense.com/blog/incense/art-of-incense-the-japanese-kodo-ceremony/
