The “Temple Scent Project”, a collaborative research initiative led by IFOHS Researchers Hisayo Mizuno and Professor Seiji Kumagai, was featured in the Chugainippo, a specialized Japanese newspaper on religion and culture (subscription is needed to access the full article in Japanese). The project, which is conducted in partnership with Kyoto University’s Center for Ecological Research and Ryukoku University’s Faculty of Agriculture, aims to examine the physiological and psychological effects of temple scents on humans..