Smoking Areas around Asahikawa Station: 2026 Guide (AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae smoking rooms and the city litter-prevention ordinance)

About this guide and disclaimer

This is a third-party guide compiled from Asahikawa City's official site (https://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/) — its litter-prevention ordinance guidance — and the official guidance of facilities such as AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae, reflecting the situation as of July 2026. Smoking-area locations, counts and operation may change without notice. For smoking areas whose official primary information we could not confirm — such as at Asahikawa Station or Asahikawa City Hall — we do not assert their locations. When you actually go, always confirm the latest on the city and facility official guidance and on-site signage.

Asahikawa City's litter-prevention ordinance and portable ashtrays

By its Litter-Prevention Ordinance (enacted 31 March 1997), Asahikawa City works to prevent the scattering of litter such as cans, cigarette butts and paper waste. A distinctive feature of this ordinance is that it asks people to carry a portable ashtray when smoking outdoors — the aim being to put butts into a portable ashtray or an ashtray rather than dropping them on roads or into gutters. Measures under the ordinance center on advice and guidance; unlike the street-smoking bans in central Tokyo, no fine or penalty is confirmed within the scope of this article. The ordinance applies across the whole city of Asahikawa. Note that we could not confirm any official statement designating the Heiwadori Kaimono Koen shopping street as a special priority zone.

• Litter-Prevention Ordinance (enacted 31 March 1997)
• Aims to prevent scattering of cans, cigarette butts and other litter
• Asks people to carry a portable ashtray when smoking outdoors
• Measures center on advice/guidance (no fine or penalty confirmed)
• The ordinance applies across the whole city of Asahikawa

The smoking environment around Asahikawa Station

Asahikawa Station is a major terminal in northern Hokkaido, with a station building and commercial facilities directly connected to or in front of the station where many people come and go. For smoking areas at Asahikawa Station, Asahikawa City Hall and the like, we could not confirm official primary information, so this article does not assert their locations. When using a smoking area at a station or facility, check on-site signage and each facility's official guidance. When smoking outdoors, follow the spirit of Asahikawa City's ordinance by carrying a portable ashtray and being considerate of second-hand smoke.

Smoking areas at AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae (facility official guidance)

AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae, a commercial facility directly connected to Asahikawa Station, is entirely non-smoking according to the facility's official guidance. On top of that, a smoking room dedicated to heated tobacco and e-cigarettes is indicated in the 4th-floor restaurant area (the passage next to Grand Farm Buffet), and a smoking spot for cigarettes is indicated at the 1st-floor 'Showa' exit bicycle parking (pharmacy-side entrance). The location and operation of the smoking room and smoking spot may change with business hours and renovations. Before use, always check the latest on AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae's official guidance (https://asahikawaekimae-aeonmall.com/) and in-building signage.

• AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae is entirely non-smoking (facility official guidance)
• Smoking room for heated tobacco / e-cigarettes: 4th-floor restaurant area (passage next to Grand Farm Buffet)
• Smoking spot for cigarettes: 1st-floor 'Showa' exit bicycle parking (pharmacy-side entrance)
• Locations/operation change, so check facility official guidance and in-building signage

Manners at Heiwadori Kaimono Koen

Heiwadori Kaimono Koen, spreading out in front of Asahikawa Station, is an area where many people — shoppers, tourists and others — come and go. We could not confirm any official statement designating it as a special priority zone, but Asahikawa City's litter-prevention ordinance applies across the whole city, and carrying a portable ashtray is asked of you when smoking outdoors. In a pedestrian space with heavy foot traffic, avoid walking while smoking, be considerate of second-hand smoke, and always put butts into a portable ashtray. If you smoke, the reliable option is to use a smoking area inside a station or commercial facility.

Heated tobacco and e-cigarettes

Since April 2020, the revised Health Promotion Act has made indoor spaces in principle non-smoking, and restaurants etc. are in principle indoor non-smoking. For heated tobacco and e-cigarettes too, the basic rule is to use a smoking room indoors and a place considerate of second-hand smoke outdoors. At AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae, a smoking room dedicated to heated tobacco and e-cigarettes is indicated on the 4th floor. Within the scope of this article we could not confirm any specific mention of heated tobacco in Asahikawa City's litter-prevention ordinance, but when smoking outdoors, carry a portable ashtray and take care not to drop butts and the like on roads.

Find nearby smoking areas with MottoSuitai

If you want to find smoking areas around Asahikawa Station or in Asahikawa City, you can list nearby smoking areas from MottoSuitai's map. For a list of smoking areas in the Asahikawa area, see smoking areas in the Asahikawa area. For travel within Hokkaido, also make use of the Sapporo smoking guide and, since the ordinance asks you to carry a portable ashtray in Asahikawa, the portable ashtray guide.

Before you go: always check official information

This third-party guide was compiled as of July 2026 from Asahikawa City's official litter-prevention ordinance guidance and the official guidance of facilities such as AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae. Smoking-area locations, counts and operation may change, and for smoking areas whose official primary information we could not confirm — such as at Asahikawa Station or Asahikawa City Hall — we do not assert their locations. When you actually go, always confirm the latest information on the Asahikawa City official site (https://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/) and each facility's official guidance and on-site signage.