{"id":3294,"date":"2022-09-01T17:40:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expeditiontokyo.com\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2022-09-01T17:40:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:40:31","slug":"can-you-smoke-in-izakaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expeditiontokyo.com\/can-you-smoke-in-izakaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Smoke In Izakaya In Tokyo? Advice From A Lawyer…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Izakayas in Tokyo, for me, has always stood out as a place of interest. After all, they are one of the most traditional and unique eating experiences anyone can have in Tokyo, and even worldwide. A famous unique selling point of these izakayas is the fact that you could smoke inside these Japanese bars. But, with the world taking health and safety very seriously in today’s day in age, so, whether you can still smoke in izakayas today is another story. I got in touch with a lawyer in Tokyo<\/strong> to find out everything <\/em>there is to know about smoking in Izakayas in Tokyo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smoking is still allowed in Izakayas, <\/strong>however<\/em><\/strong>, as of April 2020, smoking laws were implemented in Tokyo to prevent smoking in restaurants. The establishment now needs to either have designated smoking rooms or be entirely \u2018smoke-friendly\u2019 and not have any customers under the age of 20 on the premises.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While smoking is technically still allowed in Izakayas in Tokyo, it is entirely dependent on the actual Izakaya that you go to itself. There are a few different methods that these establishments can take in terms of allowing smoking inside, and in this article, we take a deep look into them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once upon a time, pre-covid <\/strong>and pre-Tokyo Olympics<\/strong>, the residents of Tokyo were allowed to spend the evenings in their favourite Japanese bar and enjoy smoking their go-to pack of cigarettes. Times have changed<\/strong>, and so have the laws about smoking inside. You can<\/strong> definitely still smoke inside, but, there is more to it now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, you can\u2019t just stroll into any Izakaya, pull out your lighter and burn a cig, there are rules and methods for each Izakaya within the city.\u00a0 Not following these set rules given by the owners, can result in a fine both for you and the business itself<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan You Smoke In Izakaya?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n