Assertion: incense's use | /r/CapableOf | gain popularity
Facets:
value: slowly
type: MANNER
value: among the higher class of japan
type: OTHER
value: among many royals
type: OTHER
value: among officials
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Using incense in non-religious ways slowly gained popularity among many royals, officials, and the higher class of Japan, who incorporated the scented smoke of incense to fumigate their living quarters, garments, letter paper, to accompany meditation and prayer, and to later partake in the Japanese incense ceremony, the Koh-do.