We will be offering 4 sessions for this workshop:
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Session 1 11:00am - 12:30pm
Session 2 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Session 1 11:00am - 12:30pm
Session 2 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Our popular annual workshop is back with two new formulations for the Year of the Fire Horse - Jijū 侍従 and Aouma 白馬. During this 90-minute, hands-on workshop, guests will learn about the history, materials, and preparation of nerikō, and the significance of the two blends selected for the current year before getting their hands dirty blending and rolling incense themselves. All supplies and equipment will be provided and participants will take samples of each of the two blends home.
Since the Heian period (794-1192), fragrant powdered ingredients were mixed with honey or plum flesh and kneaded into round pastilles that are now known as nerikō. This form of incense is indirectly heated rather than burned to release aroma and offers complex fragrances that were originally used to scent clothing and purify living spaces.
Workshop $45 (materials included)
About the Educator:
Maiko Myōkō Behr has worked as a Japanese to English translator, curator, and consultant specializing in Japanese arts for over twenty years. She is the owner of SaBi Tea Arts, where she teaches chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony) in the Omotesenke tradition and kōdō (Japanese incense ceremony) in the Senzan Goryū tradition.
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.