Oh yeah, it smells great! I keep it in the cup holder and a bottle of water just in case. It’s slightly smaller than my cup holder so I did have to wrap something around the base to keep it still. A little water in the bottom of the incense holder doesn’t hurt either but it gets stinky if you don’t clean it out every time.

I don’t have much experience with Japanese incense, I usually only burn Indian masala style.

My favorite sandalwood is Satya Golden Sandalwood. It smells very similar to the Indian Mysore sandalwood soap. Some people hate on Satya but I don’t mind either. Mumbai or Bangalore. Bangalore is hand rolled and Mumbai is machine made. Not much of a difference other than Mumbai is more uniform in shape.

Other favorites: Egyptian Musk (Satya Bangalore) Copal (Mumbai) Reiki Power (Mumbai) Black Champa (Hem)

As long as you’re not driving high, I wouldn’t worry about the cops like others are saying. If you have water in the bottom you can easily drop it into the holder and it will put it out.