Hanamaru Candles Scented Niigata Gift

This gift set includes round Japanese candles depicting Niigata Prefecture's official flower "tulip" and official tree flower "yuki-tsubaki" (snow camellia), along with the most popular Wagashi oil, "Hanafu" (Flower Wind) with a floral scent.

Drip the oil around the Hanmaru candle placed on a plate, and when the Hanmaru is lit, the oil warms up and releases its fragrance.This gift set is recommended for a relaxing time at home, as a gift, or as a souvenir.

＜Hanamaru Candle＞
These candles use a wick made of rush wrapped in Japanese paper, and are 100% vegetable wax, such as sumac wax and beeswax. These Hanamaru candles are traditional Japanese candles made round with their original materials.
Since they can be used on a plate without a candle holder, they are also popular as soothing room goods or interior gifts.
Enjoy the traditional light with hand-painted flowers depicting the seasons by flower candle artists.

What is Niigata's traditional "hand-painted flower candle"?

Flower candles are a tradition that originated in snowy regions with long winters.
The long winters of Echigo Niigata, famous for its heavy snowfall. It is said that people drew pictures of flowers on candles and lit them instead of real flowers, out of a desire to "make things a little brighter and more colorful." It is believed that the flowers that burn and fade away reach loved ones.
It is a popular culture where people draw, thinking of their families and loved ones.