Tobacco Center Komeda
たばこセンター米田
Pipe and cigar specialist in Gose, Nara, beside Kintetsu Gose Station — with rolling tobacco, cigarettes, snus and lottery tickets
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Photo: Tobacco Center Komeda · @tobacco_center_komeda_nara
Photos provided by the shop owner, or taken from the shop's Instagram with the owner's permission — not Smok's own photography.
Tobacco Center Komeda (たばこセンター米田) is a pipe and cigar specialist in Gose, Nara Prefecture, about 160 metres from Kintetsu Gose Station (近鉄御所駅) and a little further from JR Gose Station (御所駅). It is open every day, and the counter also sells lottery tickets.
By its own description the owner travels abroad to buy directly: pipes, cigars, cigar cutters, humidors, tobacco from around the world and Zippo lighters. Glass cabinets of pipes fill one wall, with pipe lighters and accessories in the cases below and cigar boxes on the shelf above.
It is not only for pipe smokers. The wooden shelves also carry cigarettes, rolling tobacco — Choice by Mac Baren and Ark Royal among them — pipe tobacco and snus, so a smoker of almost any kind can find something here. The shop also runs an online store at tobacco-center.jp and posts on Instagram, @tobacco_center_komeda_nara.
Opening Hours
Hours shown in Japan Standard Time, per the shop's Google listing. The shop's own website posts notices about year-end and New Year hours and occasional temporary closures, so check it before a holiday visit.
Good to Know
Lottery Tickets
The counter also sells lottery tickets — the shop's website lists Loto, Numbers and toto — and a sports-lottery terminal is visible behind it in the first photo.
Online Store and Instagram
The shop's website, tobacco-center.jp, is also an online store, where it posts news such as newly added pipes. It posts on Instagram, @tobacco_center_komeda_nara, as well.
Payment
PayPay is accepted, per the shop's Google listing. The listing does not say which other cards or e-money work, so ask at the counter.
What's Sold
What the shop stocks, grouped by kind. Brands are those legible in the shop's own photos above, plus the makes our database lists for the shop; the shop does not publish a full stock list.
Pipes — Chacom, Poul Winslow, W.O. Larsen, Savinelli, Peterson
Cigars — Cohiba, Dunhill, Swisher Sweets
Rolling Tobacco (RYO) and Papers — Choice, Ark Royal, Zig-Zag, RAW, Rizla, OCB
Lighters — Zippo, Ronson, Porsche Design
Cigarettes, Pipe Tobacco and Snus — The shelves carry all three, but no make is legible in the photos and the shop does not publish a list, so none is named here — ask at the counter.
Getting There
From Kintetsu Gose Station
Tobacco Center Komeda is about 160 metres from Kintetsu Gose Station (近鉄御所駅) on the Kintetsu Gose Line, measured in a straight line from the station to the shop. Smok has not timed the walk.
From JR Gose Station
JR Gose Station (御所駅) on the JR Wakayama Line is about 280 metres from the shop in a straight line. Smok has not timed the walk.
By Car
The shop's Google listing says it has a free car park. Smok has no details of its size or entrance, so ask at the shop.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Tobacco Center Komeda sell?
Pipes, cigars, cigar cutters, humidors and tobacco from around the world — bought abroad by the owner, by the shop's own description — plus Zippo lighters. The range also includes rolling tobacco and papers, cigarettes, pipe tobacco and snus, and the counter sells lottery tickets. The shop does not publish a full stock list.
Where is Tobacco Center Komeda?
298 Ohirocho, Gose, Nara 639-2304 — about 160 metres in a straight line from Kintetsu Gose Station on the Kintetsu Gose Line, and about 280 metres from JR Gose Station on the JR Wakayama Line.
Does the shop sell pipes and pipe tobacco?
Yes. Pipes are the heart of the shop, with glass cabinets of them in the photos above, and pipe tobacco is on its shelves. Ask at the counter if you are looking for a particular pipe or blend.
Does Tobacco Center Komeda sell lottery tickets?
Yes. The counter sells lottery tickets, and the shop's website lists Loto, Numbers and toto.
When is Tobacco Center Komeda open?
Every day from 8:00 to 19:00, per its Google listing. The shop's own website posts notices about year-end and New Year hours and occasional temporary closures, so check it before a holiday visit.
Is there anywhere to smoke at Tobacco Center Komeda?
Smok has no confirmed smoking spot at this shop. It is a shop for buying tobacco, and the shop does not list a place to smoke.
Is there parking at Tobacco Center Komeda?
The shop's Google listing says it has a free car park. Smok has no details of its size or entrance, so ask at the shop.
Can I pay with PayPay at Tobacco Center Komeda?
Yes, per the shop's Google listing. It does not say which other cards or e-money are accepted, so ask at the counter.
Map
Address
298 Ohirocho, Gose, Nara 639-2304, Japan
〒639-2304 奈良県御所市大広町298