Inui

Inui is a Japanese fragrance house with documented origins extending to 1889, placing it among the older fragrance establishments in Japan's perfumery tradition. Japan has maintained a distinct relationship with scent across centuries, from the ceremonial incense practice of kōdō to the adoption and refinement of Western perfumery conventions in the Meiji era and beyond. A house founded in 1889 would have emerged precisely at the moment Japan was enthusiastically integrating Western cultural forms, creating an interesting potential blend of Japanese aesthetic sensibility and European perfumery technique. Detailed information about Inui's catalogue, notable releases, and contemporary status is limited in mainstream international fragrance databases, suggesting either dormancy or a primarily domestic Japanese distribution profile.