çanomaCANOMA

Fragrance, care & incense

Founded in Paris in 2020, çanoma is directed by Yuta Watanabe, with fragrances composed by Jean-Michel Duriez.

Collection & availability The house & its creators
çanoma fragrance bottles arranged in the light

Somewhere between
memory and discovery.

Scent comparison

Fragrance is available for delivery within Japan only.

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Scent families are an editorial guide. Care notes refer to the fragrance with the same name.

çanoma alongside eyewear and ceramics in an everyday setting

Scent comparison

A comparison of the fragrances in our collection by impression, notes, family, volume and price.

Scent families such as green and woody are DOWNTOWN’s editorial guide. Perception and development on skin vary from person to person. Fragrance notes describe an olfactory composition and are not an ingredient list.

Fragrances in our collection
ScentImpressionKey notesScent family
1-24Suzumushi Warm woods and dry spicesBergamot / Basil / Cardamom / Clove / Saffron / Violet leaf / Rose / Oakmoss / Cedarwood / Myrrh / Labdanum / Cacao
WoodySpicyAromatic
2-23Kocho Woods, rose and leatherLemon / Bergamot / Rosemary / Basil / Sichuan pepper / Cinnamon / Ginger / Cumin / Clove / Iris / Rose / Geranium / Leather / Papyrus / Patchouli / Musk
WoodySpicyFloral
3-17Sawarabi Herbs, woods and soft green appleLavender / Sage / Green apple / Carnation / Pine / Incense / Cedarwood / Vetiver / Sandalwood / Musk
AromaticWoodyGreen
4-10Otome SOLD OUTTropical flowers, water and greeneryBergamot / Aquatic notes / Tiare / Ylang-ylang / Jasmine / Lily of the valley / Violet / Rose / Oakmoss / Vetiver / Incense / Sandalwood / Musk
FloralGreenWoody
7-18Ukifune Powdery flowers and a marine contrastSeaweed / Thyme / Ylang-ylang / Rose / Lilac / Orange blossom / Mimosa / Magnolia / Acacia / Oakmoss / Incense / Musk
FloralMusky
8-17Matsukaze Moss, leather, sea air and flowersOrange / Seaweed / Tar / Tarragon / Cinnamon / Osmanthus / Oakmoss / Cedarwood / Patchouli / Amyris / Incense / Leather / Musk
WoodyFloralSmoky
10-20Kagero The floral and savoury facets of hojichaSeaweed / Nutmeg / White flowers / Mango / Hojicha accord / Sesame / Coffee / Musk
FloralMusky
12-11Yugiri Warm coffee and cool rainAquatic notes / White floral notes / Woody notes / Ambergris / Incense / Caramel / Cacao / Coffee
WoodySmoky
21-12Maboroshi Citrus, herbs and modern woodsBergamot / Blood orange / Green mandarin / Lemon / Basil / Pink pepper / Ginger / Cardamom / Coriander / Cinnamon / Tomato leaf / Cedarwood / Oakwood / Benzoin / Musk
CitrusSpicyWoody

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A çanoma bottle with its Genji-kō label

About the brand

çanoma brings together the familiarity of chanoma, the everyday living room, and the refinement of sadō, the tea ceremony. Founded in Paris in September 2020, the fragrance house pairs Yuta Watanabe’s creative direction with the perfumery of Jean-Michel Duriez, creating scents with an affinity for everyday life in Japan.

The simple lines on each bottle are Genji-kō diagrams. Their chapter names, including Suzumushi, Kocho and Sawarabi, quietly suggest the inspiration behind each fragrance. A Japanese tradition of appreciating scent meets the craft of French perfumery.

Numbers such as 1-24 and 3-17 record the prototypes behind each finished fragrance. The system leaves room for the scent itself to make the first impression, while allowing a change of formula to be communicated through a new number.

Creative director & perfumer

Yuta Watanabe and Jean-Michel Duriez

Creative directorYuta Watanabe

After studying technology management at the University of Tokyo’s graduate school and working in finance, Yuta Watanabe moved to France in 2015. He earned an MBA in Paris and interned with Jean-Michel Duriez before launching çanoma in September 2020. As creative director, he shapes the ideas, evaluates the prototypes and works with Duriez to give landscapes and memories an olfactory form.

PerfumerJean-Michel Duriez

Trained in Versailles and Grasse, Jean-Michel Duriez worked at Kao before becoming a house perfumer for Jean Patou and Rochas. His work also includes fragrances for Yohji Yamamoto and Lacoste. A co-author with Pierre Hermé, he explores connections between perfumery, gastronomy and art. His interest in scent as a trigger for memory, and decades of craft, give structure to çanoma’s ideas.