A Portuguese carrack with a red cross on its sails reaches the Japanese coast, illustrated in ink and gold.

The first collection by Orazur

History, interpreted in scent.

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Namban extrait de parfum
The Voyages · Nº 1
Namban
In 1543, Portuguese travellers reached a small island in Japan.
They became known as Nanban — visitors from the south.
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Extrait de parfum · 50 ml

Namban

Captures the first encounter between Portugal and Japan in 1543, when two distant worlds met for the first time.

The Namban bottle, topped with a raw green stone.
Top · first breath

Cold sea air

  • Yuzu
  • Mint
  • Black pepper

An icy burst of yuzu and fresh mint, sharpened by the warmth of black pepper.

Heart · the meeting

Smoky tea ceremony

  • Japanese tea
  • Incense
  • Plum
  • Jasmine
  • Hinoki

A mysterious blend of Japanese tea, smoky incense and dark plum, softened by sensual jasmine and hinoki.

Base · what remains

Forbidden depths

  • Indian oud
  • Guaiac wood
  • Amber

Deeply animalic Indian oud meets smoky guaiac wood and warm amber, leaving a dark, intoxicating trail.

Olfactory profile

Cold against smoke

An electrifying contrast of two worlds, two temperatures. Portugal and Japan.

Oud
Woody
Smoky
Fresh spicy
Citrus
Green
Aromatic
Animalic
Amber
Fruity
White floral
The Cap

No two alike.

Shaped by nature, never repeated.

Each ORAZUR bottle is crowned with a raw, irregular stone, unique in its form, texture and character.

No two stones are identical. No two bottles are quite the same.

A singular object, made to be yours.

The Voyages

Four voyages, four fragrances. Hover a destination to discover it.Four voyages, four fragrances. Tap a destination to discover it.

Japan · 1543

Namban

In 1543, Portuguese travellers reached the Japanese island of Tanegashima, the first recorded encounter between Europeans and Japan.

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Cape of Good Hope · 1488

Adamastor

In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Storms. Camões would later give its guardian a name: Adamastor.

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Brazil · 1500

Pindorama

In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet reached the coast of Brazil. Pindorama, the Tupi name for the land, is cacao: warm, green and sensual.

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India · 1498

Canela

In 1498, Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, opening the sea route to the spices of India. Canela is cinnamon: warm, opulent and refined.

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Namban · Nº 1

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