Product Details:

• 10 fun, tiny, colourful candles made of natural rice wax which have been dipped in colourful dyes

• Candles: dia10 x h45mm

• Candle burn time: 15 min. Suitable for a variety of uses including tea rituals, daily meditation, a timer for taking short breaks, congratulatory gifts, or general everyday use.

• Composition of Candles: rice wax, rush weed, WASHI-paper, silk fiber, dyes

• These candles may look short and sweet, however, there was a lot of thought put into the process of producing this product. As the base is produced from rice wax and the wick with rush weed, the natural ingredients produce little to no smoke and wax drippage, making them perfect for indoor use.

  The cat and mouse design on the product packaging tells a little history as well. As natural wax attracts a lot of mice, wax candle makers would always have a cat around to catch or scare off the mice.

Daiyo was established in the Takashima County of Shiga Prefecture in 1914. The artisanship has been passed down across four generations, polished and refined as time passes. Shiga prefecture is home to Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, and an abundance of natural resources. Consequently, Shiga has accumulated a wealth of knowledge on the coexistence of man and nature. Daiyo’s Japanese candles are 100% made from natural plant wax. Theri principles of making candles from the blessings of nature have remained unchanged since their establishment more than a century ago.

At Daiyo, utilizing 100% local and natural plant wax, their artisans meticulously craft each candle by hand. By using a sustainable resource, theri Japanese candles made for home-use do not produce smoke nor does the melted wax flow out of the candle. Environmental friendliness is one of the greatest features of Daiyo’s Japanese candles.

In prayer, in conversation, in self reflection, the candle subtly changes its expression in response, in feather like gentleness and ethereal warmth. The flame emanates an emotion not possible with electrical lights in our daily lives. “From Monologue to dialogue” is a principle theme at Daiyo, as we constantly contemplate the innate powers of the light of a candle flame, and how human relations are derived and created from it. We will continue making candles of the highest quality in order to pass down the closely-knit relationship between flame and humans that we have weaved since generations ago …..Daiyo since 1914