Akihabara Smoking Areas: Take a Smoke After Shopping or Events [IQOS/Cigarettes]

It's getting chilly again this year, so that's right!It's winter Comiket season!　I think many people will go to Akihabara after participating in the Winter Comiket.For smokers, it's worth knowing where smoking areas are.To avoid any trouble, we have compiled a list of smoking areas around Akihabara.
Smoking area information updated on June 29, 2022.

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Smoking areas around Akihabara

Electric town exit direction

IQOS is sold right outside the Electric Town exit. Mimatsu Tobacco

Opposite the pachinko parlor UNOThere are vending machines and cigarettes for sale inside, so it's a very comfortable place. There is also a smoking area for IQOS users.It's in a good location so it gets quite crowded.

mAAch ecute Open Terrace

It may be a little hard to find, but there is a smoking area at mAAch ecute as well.
Inside, each area is numbered,Beyond the N8-N9 areaYou can go out to the open terrace from here, and there is a smoking area beyond that.

Up to 6 peoplePlease note that this is for use.

Buy some juice Kikura Foods

A smoking area on the street behind Laox.It is not a free smoking areaSo, buy some juice from the vending machine inside before using it.

Smoking area inside the game center Hey

There is a smoking area at the very back of the third floor of Hey.
This is a relatively new smoking area, and the inside is surprisingly clean.

There are also toilets installed, so perhaps it could be used as a refuge in an emergency...?
If you do use it, it might be a good idea to play the crane game or some other game once.

It takes a little courage to enter Studio Ongakukan FREE SMOKING SPACE

A smoking area near Denny's on Nakasendo.It's a little far from Akihabara Station if you walk..

Crowded smoking area at Horin Park

A smoking area at the north entrance of Horin Park. Perhaps because it's near a PC shop,It seems quite crowdedAlso, the interior isn't that spacious.

SEEKBASE THE TOBACCO AKIHABARA

It is located in Building 0 of a building called Seek Base, under the elevated railway tracks connecting Akihabara Station and Okachimachi Station.
Not only will there be a smoking area, but there will also be a pop-up area.

Paspa, a free smoking area under the Sobu Line

It is located under the elevated railway tracks connecting Akihabara Station and Ochanomizu Station.
It is operated by Sukima Department Store, a company that previously operated smoking trailers along Chuo Dori.

Akihabara UDX, 4th and 5th floors, accessible from the station without getting wet

There are smoking areas on the 4th and 5th floors of the UDX building.
If you go through Akihabara Bridge from Akihabara Station, you can get there without getting wet even on rainy days.

Smoking area inside the arcade Tokyo Leisureland Akihabara store, 3rd floor

This arcade is about a 3-minute walk from the Electric Town exit.
There is a smoking area on the third floor, where rhythm games and Gundam are installed.

The same building as Don Quijote, Tokyo Leisureland Akihabara 2nd store, 7th floor

It's on the 7th floor of Minami Building, where Don Quijote is located.
It is installed inside Tokyo Leisureland's store No. 2.

Towards the central ticket gate

Oasis@akiba, right outside the central ticket gate

A smoking area is located just outside the central ticket gate.Closest to Akihabara StationPlease note that it cannot be used during early morning or late night hours.

Towards Showa-dori Exit

Akihabara Showa-dori Exit Smoking Area

It says to head straight from the Showa-dori exit under the elevated tracks.Before crossing the crosswalk, look for the bicycle parking area on the leftIt's outdoors,Since it's under an overpass, there's no need to worry about getting wet.

Cozy Smoking Space SHIOTANI

It's about a 5-minute walk from the Akihabara Showa-dori exit towards Asakusabashi Station. There is a cigarette vending machine in front of the store and a juice vending machine inside.It's not that big but it's quite comfortable.

Yodobashi Akiba 8th floor restaurant floor

A smoking area located inside Yodobashi Akiba, just outside the Showa-dori exit.
It is easily accessible from the Tsukuba Express and Hibiya Line.

NUWORKS TOKYO Coworking Space fabbitAKIBA

Although it is a coworking space, it is also possible to use only the smoking room.
This isPaid smoking areaPlease be careful as it says:
You can choose between unlimited use for 2000 yen per month or spot use for 300 yen for 30 minutes.

Towards Suehirocho Station

Beautiful but crowded Koropokkuru free smoking area

A spacious and clean two-story smoking areaThey also sell tobacco. Opening hours change on weekends and holidays, so be careful when you drop by.

Towards Iwamotocho Station

Family Mart Kanda Sudacho 2-chome store near Iwamotocho

The closest way to get there is from Iwamotocho Station.Convenience stores with smoking areas insideI think that's quite rare. Depending on the time, it's office workers.It seems quite crowded.
Currently, only heated tobacco products are permitted.
Do cigarette smokers feel uncomfortable...?

As of May 30, 2022, closed smoking areas

Laox Akihabara Main Store, popular with foreigners

Because it is a duty-free store, there are a lot of foreigners in the store.The smoking area is small, so I personally don't recommend it.Maybe it would be good to stop by while shopping.
The smoking area appears to have been abolished.
The sales floor has also been rearranged, and it seems that the store was closed for various reasons.

Ippindo Smoking Lounge near Suehirocho Station

A smoking area near Suehirocho Station. They also sell hand-rolled cigarettes and other items, and there is a wide variety of them.Smoking rooms for e-cigarettes and other tobacco productsThere is.

Closed May 17th
As smoking equipment stores in Akihabara are closing one after another, this store also closed in May.

Where is the nearest smoking area to the station?

Above is a list of smoking areas around Akihabara.

-Mimatsu Tobacco
-Oasis＠akiba
-Akihabara Showa-dori Entrance Smoking Area

OfXNUM X oneSo, have a good smoking life.

*Information added on June 29, 2022