Tips on finding smoking spots, Japan’s rules, and area-specific guides.
A clear, up-to-date guide to smoking rules in Japan: the Health Promotion Act, anti-street-smoking ordinances, indoor vs outdoor rules, and etiquette every visitor should know.
A practical guide to finding smoking areas that allow IQOS, glo, Ploom, and e-cigarettes. Learn how to use tobacco-type filters and what to look for in heated-tobacco-only rooms.
A practical guide to finding smoking areas in Tokyo: Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Tokyo Station, Ginza, Asakusa, and more. Includes tips on no-smoking zones and busy stations.
Favorites, pin submissions, route search and other features are available to signed-in users.
Updates from MottoSuitai.
2026/05/04
We've added articles introducing famous landmarks across Japan's regions. Perfect reading for your next trip — take a look!
2026/05/03
We've made overall performance improvements so MottoSuitai feels faster and safer to use. Thank you for your continued support.
2026/05/02
New articles on smoking etiquette and area guides are now live. We will keep updating regularly.
2026/05/01
We have fully redesigned the UI across the entire service — map interactions, spot details, header / footer, and more — for a cleaner and easier experience. Enjoy the new look!
2025/05/07
A how-to-use guide for the smoking-spot finder MottoSuitai is now available.
2025/05/05
About 3,000 smoking spots were added. We also fixed or removed incorrect entries.
2025/05/03
Tap a smoking spot and copy its URL to share it.
2025/05/02
Smoking-spot details used to appear below the map and required scrolling. We redesigned this into a scroll-free UI.
2025/04/26
The map is now more pleasant to use — please try the new filter! ✨ Pin submissions across Japan have also reached 520. Thank you for using MottoSuitai. Let’s keep sharing smoking spots together!
2025/04/23
Share useful smoking-spot info with your colleagues, family and friends. Please enjoy together!
Five common questions about how to use MottoSuitai and smoking rules in Japan.
When you allow location access on the home page, smoking spots within a 2 km radius of your current location are shown on the map. You can narrow the results by tobacco type, facilities and other filters. If location access is not available, you can also browse by area to find smoking spots around your destination.
Yes. The area-search page lists smoking spots for all 47 prefectures. You can review the list without relying on the map, which is handy for planning business trips or sightseeing. For example, Tokyo has its own dedicated list page.
Yes. Use the tobacco-type filter on the search screen to choose from cigarettes, e-cigarettes / heated tobacco, shisha / vape, and others. Heated-tobacco-only rooms are increasingly common in Japan, and we list them separately from cigarette-only locations.
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Yes — searching, browsing, saving favourites, and submitting pins are all free. There is also an optional monthly supporter plan for people who want to back the service, and supporters can be listed (if they choose) on the supporters page.
Many municipalities including the 23 wards of Tokyo have anti-street-smoking ordinances. Violators may be fined, so always use designated smoking spots. Enforcement tends to be especially strict around stations and busy commercial districts.
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Yes. MottoSuitai covers smoking spots across Japan, including all major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, and every one of the 47 prefectures. Both map search and area search are available.
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