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Find Smoking Areas

Avoid street smoking and look for designated smoking areas.

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Search maps for 喫煙所 or smoking area and check the facility's official map

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You cannot assume smoking is allowed on the street. First find a designated smoking area near you.

Search for a smoking area

Search Google Maps for “smoking area” to find nearby options.

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Ask at a shop or hotel

Ask staff for the designated place inside or on the property.

Do not smoke outside designated areas

Stations, busy districts, and tourist areas may have street-smoking bans or fines.

Useful Japanese phrases

Find a smoking area

近くの喫煙所はどこですか。

Chikaku no kitsuenjo wa doko desu ka.

Where is the nearest smoking area?

Heated tobacco

ここで加熱式たばこを吸えますか。

Koko de kanetsushiki tabako o suemasu ka.

May I use a heated-tobacco product here?

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