Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa, the hinoki or Japanese cypress, is a conifer of the cypress family native to central Japan, where it grows mainly on Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in mountains between 300 and 1,500 metres. It is widely cultivated across the temperate northern hemisphere for its high-quality timber and for ornament, and more than 200 cultivars have been selected, from full-size trees to dwarfs under 30 centimetres. The wood is lemon-scented, light pinkish-brown, straight-grained and highly rot-resistant. In Japan it builds palaces, temples, shrines, noh theatres, baths and masu, and Horyuji Temple and Osaka Castle are built of it. The hinoki grown in Kiso for Ise Shrine are called go-shin-boku, divine trees. Essential oil distilled from the wood sells at a high price. The Wikipedia page does not mention incense.