 "Kōdō" () is the Japanese art of appreciating incense, similar to the tea ceremony, in which participants follow established practises involving the preparation and enjoyment of incense.Though it is counted as one of the three classical arts of refinement, it is relatively unknown amongst modern Japanese people.Kōdō includes all aspects of the incense process – from the tools (), which, much like tools of the tea ceremony, are valued as high art, to activities such the incense-comparing games kumikō and genjikō.