Where to smoke near Hiroshima Castle? Complete smoking-area guide for Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Where can you smoke near Hiroshima Castle?

When looking for a smoking area near Hiroshima Castle, focus on stations, indoor smoking rooms in large commercial complexes, and municipal designated smoking spots in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. Many parts of Hiroshima prohibit or discourage street smoking, so designated areas are the rule. The MottoSuitai Hiroshima smoking-area list keeps an up-to-date map by current location and landmark.

About Hiroshima Castle ― how to enjoy a walk

A flatland castle built by Mori Terumoto, the founding point of Hiroshima City. Also called "Carp Castle". Destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945 and rebuilt postwar, the keep now serves as a history museum.

A 12-minute walk from Kamiyacho-Nishi tram stop (Hiroden) or Kenchō-mae Station (Astram Line). Allow 1.5–2 hours for the castle, Ninomaru and Gokoku Shrine. Combine with the adjacent Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art and Shukkei-en garden.

Smoking rules and things to watch around Hiroshima Castle

Tourist areas across Hiroshima have widely adopted street-smoking bans, with fines for violations. Indoors, the revised Health Promotion Act mandates smoke-free environments by default; smokers must use a designated smoking room, a heated-tobacco-only room, or an outdoor designated smoking spot.

Hiroshima Castle Park is non-smoking. Use smoking rooms inside the Shareo underground arcade in the Kamiyacho / Hatchobori area, or designated spots near Hiroshima Station.

How to find smoking areas near Hiroshima Castle

• Check designated smoking areas inside or in front of major stations first
• Use indoor smoking rooms in large shopping complexes, department stores, and airports — weather-proof and reliable
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms sometimes allow eating and drinking; filter by your device type
• Carry a portable ashtray and never smoke on the street if no designated area is available

Search Hiroshima smoking areas efficiently with MottoSuitai

MottoSuitai is a free service that lets you search smoking areas across Japan from a map or by area. To browse every smoking spot in Hiroshima, open the Hiroshima smoking-area list. You can also filter by city, tobacco type, and amenities (roof, bench, number of ashtrays).

Found a new spot? Share it by posting a pin

If you find a smoking area that is not yet listed, please share it with other users by posting a pin. From the home map, tap the "+" button — it only takes a few minutes. For details, see How to use MottoSuitai. Community pins make the local smoking-area database more comprehensive and help smokers and non-smokers coexist comfortably.

Etiquette and things to watch

• Never smoke near non-smokers, children, or pedestrian walkways
• Always use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the designated smoking area
• Be considerate of homes and shops near designated smoking spots
• Heated tobacco still produces a smell — check your surroundings