Kunjudo's beautiful Karin Select is a smooth, delicate, slim, pink stick in a very nice tube of 60 or more sticks. It has a wonderful soft sandalwood-amber scent with a slight hint of cinnamon. There is also a small floral undertone that's barely noticeable to me, but will likely be more noticeable to people with more sensitive noses. The amber and sandalwood blend very well in this stick, and lend it a very nice, smooth scent that is hard to find in cheaper japanese blends. This is a great japanese blend, and very affordable. It smells like a high-end stick, but sells for only $9 a tube. I purchased my tube from Essence of the Ages.
You can also purchase this in large and small sizes from JapanIncense. JapanIncense has a 90 stick box for $10, a Medium box of 260 sticks for $19, and the small 60+ stick tube for $8. If you are purchasing a variety of incenses, the best place to get this is at Essence of the Ages due to being able to buy Indian, Tibetan, and Japanese all in one place. If you only want Japanese incense, then I suggest JapanIncense, because of their huge selection and different sizes of Karin Select. I purchased my small tube from EotA, but now I'm wishing I'd purchased the 260+ stick box because everyone in my family loves this mellow, sweet, sandalwood incense, including my elderly mother!
Loving incense for 20 years now. Always willing to try new things and send samples of what I do like.