Yamada Store
山田商店
Tobacconist and coffee stand in Kasugai, Aichi, with a big range of rolling tobacco, cigars and cigarettes — new arrivals are posted on Instagram
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Photo: Yamada Store · @yamasho2466
Photos provided by the shop owner, or taken from the shop's Instagram with the owner's permission — not Smok's own photography.
Yamada Store (山田商店) is a tobacconist in Kamitaragacho, Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, with free parking that includes spaces behind the shop. It opens at 7:00 on weekdays and is closed on Tuesdays.
Rolling tobacco is the main line — by the shop's own description there are more than 150 kinds — with whole walls of pouches such as Choice, Camel, Black Spider, Colts, Bali Shag, Stanley, Pepe and Ark Royal, green shelves of PURE filters and rolling papers, and glass cabinets of cut tobacco, pipe tobacco and cigars. Cigarettes are sold too, so a smoker of almost any kind can find something here.
The shop has also started a coffee stand — its own description says so, and its photos show takeaway cups. By the entrance there is an outdoor smoking spot with a standing ashtray. New arrivals are posted often on the shop's Instagram, @yamasho2466.
Opening Hours
Hours shown in Japan Standard Time, per the shop's Google listing. The shop is closed on Tuesdays. Public-holiday hours are not listed, so check with the shop before a holiday visit.
Good to Know
Smoking Spot
There is an outdoor smoking spot with a standing ashtray by the entrance, visible in the photos above. Smok has no details of when it can be used, so ask at the shop.
Coffee Stand
By its own description the shop has started a coffee stand, and takeaway cups appear in its photos. Smok has no menu or hours for it, so ask at the counter.
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; the shop does not publish a full stock list and its range changes often.
Rolling Tobacco (RYO) — Choice, Camel, Black Spider, Colts, Bali Shag, American Spirit, Amsterdamer, Che, Stanley, Pueblo, Pepe, Harvest, Ark Royal, Amber Leaf, Drum, Old Holborn, Manitou
Rolling Filters and Papers — PURE, RAW, OCB, Zig-Zag, Smoking
Cigars and Cigarillos — Balmoral, Backwoods, Café Crème, Zino, Black Stone, Swisher Sweets, Colts
Pipe Tobacco — Amphora, Borkum Riff, Stanwell, Capito, Clan
Cigarettes — Black Jack, うるま
Getting There
By Car
The shop has a free car park — by its own description, spaces for four cars behind the building — and its Google listing also marks wheelchair-accessible parking. Smok has no details of the entrance, so ask at the shop.
From the Nearest Stations
The nearest stations are Manai (間内駅) on the Meitetsu Komaki Line, about 2.2 kilometres away in a straight line, and Komakiguchi (小牧口駅) on the same line, about 2.3 kilometres. Smok has not timed the walk or checked bus routes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Yamada Store sell?
Rolling tobacco above all — more than 150 kinds, by the shop’s own description — with rolling filters and papers, cigars and cigarillos, pipe tobacco and cigarettes. It also runs a coffee stand. The shop does not publish a full stock list, and its range changes often.
Where is Yamada Store?
2682-5 Kamitaragacho, Kasugai, Aichi 486-0801. The shop has free parking, and the nearest stations, Manai and Komakiguchi on the Meitetsu Komaki Line, are about 2.2 and 2.3 kilometres away in a straight line.
How big is the rolling-tobacco range at Yamada Store?
Large: by the shop's own description there are more than 150 kinds, and the photos above show wall shelves of pouches from Choice, Camel, Black Spider, Colts, Bali Shag, Stanley, Pepe, Ark Royal, Old Holborn and many other makes, with PURE filters and papers beside them.
Does Yamada Store sell coffee?
By its own description the shop has started a coffee stand, and takeaway cups appear in its photos. Smok has no menu or hours for it, so ask at the counter.
Is there anywhere to smoke at Yamada Store?
Yes — there is an outdoor smoking spot with a standing ashtray by the entrance, visible in the photos above. Smok has no details of when it can be used, so ask at the shop.
When is Yamada Store open?
Monday and Wednesday to Friday from 7:00 to 21:00, and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 to 20:00, per its Google listing. It is closed on Tuesdays. Public-holiday hours are not listed, so check before a holiday visit.
How do I find out what is new at Yamada Store?
The shop posts new arrivals on its Instagram, @yamasho2466, often. Smok cannot say what is in stock today, so check the latest posts or phone the shop on 0568-83-2466 before a long trip.
Is there parking at Yamada Store?
Yes. The shop has a free car park — by its own description, spaces for four cars behind the building — and its Google listing also marks wheelchair-accessible parking.
Can I pay with PayPay at Yamada Store?
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
2682-5 Kamitaragacho, Kasugai, Aichi 486-0801, Japan
〒486-0801 愛知県春日井市上田楽町2682-5