Japanese candles (Wa-rosoku) are born from the nature of Japan and the ingenuity of its ancestors. These particular candles are used at "Enrian" in Sagano, Kyoto—the site of the Ogura Sanso villa where Fujiwara no Teika compiled the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. This connection marked the beginning of our relationship with candle maker Mr. Aoyagi