Smoking Areas at Meguro & Nakameguro Stations: 2026 Guide (the rules differ between Shinagawa City and Meguro City)

About this guide and disclaimer

This is a third-party guide compiled from Meguro City's official site (https://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/) street-smoking-measures page, Shinagawa City's official site (https://www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/) smoking-manners page, and official station information from each railway operator, reflecting the situation as of July 2026. The locations and hours of designated smoking spots, and the operation of these ordinances, may change without notice. When you actually go, always confirm the latest information on both wards' official guidance and each facility's official guidance. Smoking by people under 20 is prohibited by law in Japan.

First things first: Meguro Station is in Shinagawa City, Nakameguro Station is in Meguro City

There are two stations with "Meguro" in the name, and they sit in different wards — this is the easiest thing to get wrong in this area. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation's official station information, Meguro Station's address is Kami-Osaki 4-2-1, Shinagawa City. In other words, Meguro Station is not in Meguro City. According to Tokyu Railways' official station information, Nakameguro Station's address is Kami-Meguro 3-4-1, Meguro City. Outdoor smoking rules are set by each ward's ordinance, so even within "Meguro," the applicable rules change depending on which station you are at.

• Meguro Station (JR Yamanote Line, Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line) = Kami-Osaki 4-2-1, Shinagawa City (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation official)
• Nakameguro Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line) = Kami-Meguro 3-4-1, Meguro City (Tokyu Railways official)
• Outdoor smoking rules are set by ward ordinance, so a different ordinance applies at each station
• The area around Meguro Station is close to the Shinagawa / Meguro boundary, so you need to be aware of which ward you are currently in

Shinagawa City rules: smoking banned in all public places city-wide since 1 July 2025

Under its "Ordinance on the Prevention of Smoking in Public Places and the Discarding of Butts, Cans and the Like," Shinagawa City has prohibited smoking in public places such as roads and parks across the entire ward since 1 July 2025. This is not limited to specific station areas — the whole ward is covered. In addition, the ward designates five "street-smoking-prohibited / community beautification promotion districts": the areas around Osaki, Gotanda, Oimachi, Musashi-Koyama and Aomono-Yokocho Stations. Violations inside those districts carry a ¥1,000 administrative fine. According to Shinagawa City official guidance, heated tobacco (IQOS, glo, Ploom TECH and the like) falls under "manufactured tobacco" and is covered by the rules.

• Ordinance: Shinagawa City Ordinance on the Prevention of Smoking in Public Places and the Discarding of Butts, Cans and the Like
• Since 1 July 2025, smoking is banned in public places such as roads and parks across the entire ward
• The ¥1,000 fine applies to violations inside the "street-smoking-prohibited / community beautification promotion districts" (around Osaki, Gotanda, Oimachi, Musashi-Koyama and Aomono-Yokocho Stations)
• The Meguro Station area is not one of those five districts. However, the city-wide ban on smoking in public places does apply on the Shinagawa side around Meguro Station
• Heated tobacco is covered (Shinagawa City official)

Meguro City rules: the Meguro Tobacco Rules and the city-wide ban from 1 October 2026

Meguro City operates the "Meguro Tobacco Rules" based on its "Ordinance for Everyone to Build a Town Free of Littering" (March 2003, Ordinance No. 10; in force from 1 July 2003, with the recommendation, order and penalty provisions in force from 1 January 2004). According to the ward's official guidance, smoking while walking and littering butts are prohibited across the entire ward. The ward further designates four locations as "no-street-smoking zones": the areas around Jiyugaoka, Nakameguro, Gakugei-daigaku and Toritsu-daigaku Stations. Inside these zones, not only smoking while walking but also standing still to smoke is prohibited. The ward's official page states that "smoking while walking or while riding a bicycle, and heated tobacco, are also covered." And according to Meguro City official guidance, from 1 October 2026 street smoking will be prohibited across the entire ward.

• Ordinance: Meguro City Ordinance for Everyone to Build a Town Free of Littering (known as the "Meguro Tobacco Rules")
• Smoking while walking and littering butts are banned across the entire ward
• No-street-smoking zones cover the areas around Jiyugaoka, Nakameguro, Gakugei-daigaku and Toritsu-daigaku Stations; standing still to smoke is also prohibited there
• Heated tobacco is covered (Meguro City official)
• From 1 October 2026, street smoking will be banned across the entire ward (Meguro City official)
• Private roads are treated as private land and fall outside the ward's regulation (Meguro City official FAQ)

On penalties, Article 15 of the ordinance provides that "a person who violates an order under Article 12 shall be punished by a fine of not more than ¥30,000." At the same time, responding on its official site to residents who asked for penalty provisions, Meguro City has stated that while an administrative fine could be considered, securing effectiveness would require carrying out fine-collection work alongside patrols, which it recognises as a cost challenge, and that it will therefore proceed with awareness activities. This differs from wards such as Chiyoda and Shinagawa that impose an immediate fine for street smoking itself, but the ordinance prohibition still applies.

Meguro City official designated smoking spots (around Nakameguro Station and elsewhere)

Meguro City provides designated smoking spots inside its no-street-smoking zones and elsewhere. The spots around Nakameguro Station listed on the ward's official site are as follows. Some have set operating hours, and those installed at private facilities follow each facility's business days and hours. Availability and hours can change, so always check Meguro City's official guidance before use.

Around Nakameguro Station (Meguro City official, main ones)

• Nakameguro Station East Side Public Smoking Spot (near Kami-Meguro 1-26, 6:00–0:00)
• Hinomaru Pachinko Nakameguro (Kami-Meguro 1-19-8, 10:00–22:40)
• Matsuya Main Store (Kami-Meguro 3-7-11, 10:00–22:00)

Other no-street-smoking zones in Meguro City (Meguro City official, main ones)

• Jiyugaoka Shirakaba-dori Public Smoking Spot (10:00–22:00) and others around Jiyugaoka Station
• Gakugei-daigaku Station East Exit Smoking Spot (9:00–21:00) / West Exit Smoking Spot (7:00–23:00)
• Hinomaru Pachinko Toritsudai (Nakane 1-3-4, 10:00–22:40, around Toritsu-daigaku Station)

These are examples of designated smoking spots published by Meguro City. The ward's official page also lists smoking spots outside the no-street-smoking zones, such as Aeon Style Himonya. For the latest list, check Meguro City's official street-smoking-measures page.

About smoking spots around Meguro Station (we do not assert locations)

For the area around Meguro Station (the Shinagawa City side), the public smoking spots published by Shinagawa City are in districts such as Gotanda, Oimachi, Osaki and Nishi-Oi, and we could not confirm official primary information on a public smoking spot around Meguro Station. Nor could we confirm official primary information on smoking rooms inside commercial facilities or buildings adjacent to Meguro Station. This article does not assert the location of smoking spots we cannot confirm. If you are looking for somewhere to smoke around Meguro Station, always check each facility's official site or in-building signage for whether a smoking room exists, where it is and its hours, or check the MottoSuitai map described below for registered nearby entries. Note that in outdoor public places (roads, parks and so on) on the Shinagawa side, smoking is banned city-wide.

The revised Health Promotion Act, heated tobacco and e-cigarettes

Since the revised Health Promotion Act came fully into force in April 2020, indoor spaces are in principle non-smoking, and restaurants and similar venues are in principle indoor non-smoking. If you smoke, use a place with signage indicating a smoking-only room or a heated-tobacco-only smoking room that meets the statutory standards. Outdoors, each municipality's ordinance applies, and both Meguro City and Shinagawa City cover heated tobacco (Shinagawa City official states that heated tobacco falls under "manufactured tobacco" and is regulated; Meguro City official states that heated tobacco is also covered). The basic pattern is a smoking room indoors and a designated smoking spot outdoors. For second-hand smoke prevention, use any tobacco only in designated places. Smoking by people under 20 is prohibited by law in Japan.

Find nearby smoking areas with MottoSuitai

If you want to find smoking areas around Meguro or Nakameguro Stations, you can list nearby smoking areas from MottoSuitai's map. For Shibuya, one stop from Nakameguro on the Toyoko and Hibiya Lines, see the Shibuya Station smoking guide. For tips on finding smoking areas around stations efficiently, see the guide to finding station smoking areas as well.

Before you go: always check official information

This third-party guide was compiled from Meguro City and Shinagawa City official guidance and official station information from each railway operator, as of July 2026. In particular, Meguro City moves to a city-wide street smoking ban on 1 October 2026, so operation may change around that time. The locations and hours of designated smoking spots may also change. When you actually go, always confirm the latest information on the Meguro City official site (https://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/) and the Shinagawa City official site (https://www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/).