Guides for Smokers in Japan

How to Buy Cigarettes at a Japanese Combini

A practical, step-by-step guide for tourists and expats on how to buy cigarettes and heated tobacco at Japanese convenience stores.

Find Tokyo Smoking Areas: Signs, Icons & Apps

Learn how to locate legal smoking areas in Tokyo using local signs, street markings, map apps, and designated indoor/outdoor spots.

Why Tourists Can't Use Japanese Cigarette Vending Machines

Learn why Japan's cigarette vending machines require a Taspo card, why tourists can't get one, and how you can easily buy tobacco instead.

Heated Tobacco in Japan: Guide to IQOS, Ploom & glo

Learn where to buy and legally use heated tobacco devices like IQOS, Ploom, and glo in Japan, including local rules and store locations.

Pocket Ashtrays in Japan: Keitai Haizara Guide

Learn why pocket ashtrays (keitai haizara) are essential in Japan, where to buy them, and how to use them to avoid fines.

Bringing Tobacco to Japan: Customs Limits & Rules

Understand Japan duty-free limits, customs taxes, and airport rules for bringing cigarettes, cigars, and heated tobacco into the country.

Smoking in Japanese Hotels: Room Booking & Fines

Learn how to legally book smoking hotel rooms in Japan, find indoor hotel smoking booths, and avoid expensive room cleaning fines.

Smoking Izakayas & Bars in Tokyo: Where to Drink

Find Tokyo izakayas, bars, and pubs where indoor smoking is still legally permitted under the revised Health Promotion Act.