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It is said that candles came from China during the Nara period. Candles at that time were made from wax collected from bee's nest and only high-ranking people were allowed to use. It was the Muromachi period that warousoku (Japanese candle) was born. They began to produce candles made of wax collected from a Japanese wax tree. It has been widely spread in the Edo period, and it has a long history. The special feature of warousoku is that because there is little oil smoke, the altar and the room do not get dirty easily, and it can be wiped easily. When lighting the fire, it will burn powerfully and will not disappear with a few winds. Also, even if there is no wind, the flames will shake, so it is very mysterious.
https://www.shokunin.com/en/nakamura/mokurobogata.html