Thin sheets of mica, a translucent silicate mineral, have been used in Japan for hundreds of years for the purpose of heating—rather than burning, raw aromatics, wood chips, and kneaded incense.

Use the wire-wrapped mica plates with square charcoal and white ash to gently raise the temperature of sumptuous agarwood, wood chips, sandalwood chips, or kneaded incense so that a rich inner aroma is released.