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Measures to Prevent Passive Smoking

When making an inquiry, please see the FAQ page on measures to prevent passive smoking.

Last Updated October 25, 2023

Responsibilities of Business Operators (measures to prevent passive smoking)
Requests to citizens (duty of consideration)

Health Promotion Law

Purpose of Law Revision

In April 2020, a law amending a part of the Health Promotion Act was fully enforced. In order to prevent unwanted passive smoking, the revised law prohibits smoking except for certain places in the facility according to the classification of facilities used by many people, especially in consideration of children and patients who have a particularly large health impact. In addition, it stipulates measures to be taken by the right holder of management.

Related Links:Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Now! Unwanted passive smoking Website (outside site)

About measures to prevent passive smoking required for businesses

Facilities used by a large number of people need to take measures to prevent passive smoking depending on the facility type.

Class 1 facilities (facilities used by children and patients) ※In principle, smoking cessation on premises

Schools, child welfare facilities, hospitals, clinics, government buildings, etc.

Non-smoking on site In principle, smoking cessation on premises

Specific outdoor smoking areas can be set up.

Specific outdoor smoking areas and requirements required for their installation

Specified outdoor smoking areas are smoking areas that can be set up in some places outdoors of first-class facilities where necessary measures have been taken to prevent passive smoking. The necessary measures are defined for installation.

Measures necessary for setting up a specific outdoor smoking area
１	The area where smoking is allowed (e.g., partitions by partition, draw lines to the ground)
２	Post a sign stating that it is a place where smoking can be done (sign example (PDF: 29KB))
３	Install it in a place where people who use the facility normally do not enter.

※When setting up a specific smoking area, please take care not to install it in a place adjacent to a nearby building.
※With these measures, we do not recommend the establishment of specific outdoor smoking areas.

Class 2 facilities (facilities other than Class 1 facilities used by multiple people) ※In principle, indoor smoking cessation

Restaurants, offices, factories, hotels, inns, passenger transport business Ships, railways, etc.

In principle, smoking is prohibited indoors.
In principle, indoor smoking cessation

It is possible to set up a smoking room (only for smoking)
Only smoking rooms that meet the requirements can be set up.

It is possible to set up a heated tobacco-only smoking room (can be eaten)
A heated tobacco limited smoking room can be installed.

Technical standards for smoking rooms

Smoking rooms can be set up as an exception to indoor smoking cessation of Class 2 facilities in principle. When setting up a smoking room, it is necessary to post a sign that satisfies the legal requirements according to the situation of the facility. In addition, both customers and employees are not allowed to enter the smoking room under the age of 20.

Smoking rooms that can be installed in Class 2 facilities
Name of smoking room		It can be installed Facilities	It can be installed Place	You can smoke Type of tobacco	Acts other than smoking (Eating and drinking, etc.)	To Yokohama City Notification of
Smoking room		Class 2 facilities	Part of the facilities	No limitations	Not available (Smoking only)	Not required
Heated tobacco Limited smoking room		Class 2 facilities	Part of the facilities	Heated tobacco Only	Allowed	Not required

To set up a smoking room, the following technical standards must be met.※
１	At the entrance, the airflow of air flowing into the room from outside the room must be 0.2m / second or more.
２	It must be divided by walls, ceilings, etc. so that tobacco smoke does not flow out of the room.
３	Cigarette smoke is exhausted outdoors or outside

※　Only when the entrance is in contact with the room.

Existing specific food service facilities and smoking facilities

In principle, an exception to indoor smoking cessation, facilities that meet the requirements can be allowed to smoke all indoors.
For more information, please refer to the existing specific food service facilities and smoking facilities.

Signs that need to be posted

Based on the Health Promotion Law, facilities that can smoke must have a sign indicating that fact. (There are penalties for violations: fines of 500,000 yen or less (external site))) Please refer to the "signs that require notice" page for sign examples.

Penalties

Violators are subject to penalties. For more information, see the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's website. Please see "unwanted passive smoking" (outside site).

Financial support, free consultation, etc. on measures to prevent passive smoking

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Passive Smoking Prevention Measures Subsidy (outside site)(For small and medium-sized enterprises)
Smoking prevention business subsidy (outside site)(For so-called "single masters")
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Various Support Projects for Preventing Passive Smoking in Workplaces (Technical Support)" (outside site)

Technical Advisory Dispatch Business (Yokohama City)

For facilities located in Yokohama City, we provide free advice on smoking rooms by dispatching technical advisors on-site dispatch. If you would like to participate, please apply by phone or e-mail. (Because the number of facilities that can be dispatched is limited, it may not be possible to dispatch depending on the application status.)

Flyer and video

Flyer and video
To citizens (PDF: 6,454KB)	To Business Operators (Japanese version) (PDF: 1,995KB) (English version) （PDF：2,136KB） (Korean version) (PDF: 1,157KB) (Chinese version) (PDF: 2,200KB)

The rules of tobacco have changed since April 1, 2020!

Requests to the citizens

Smoking prohibited areas

Based on "the regulations (outside site) about prevention of scattering such as empty cans and butts in Yokohama-shi", for the purpose of prevention of burns and burnt by lit cigarette, prevention of littering of butts, there is particularly traffic in the city 8 districts where there are many stations and downtown areas are designated as smoking prohibited areas.

About smoking outdoors (other than smoking prohibited areas)

The Health Promotion Law requires smokers and smoker installers to take care to prevent unwanted passive smoking.

Consideration in places with a lot of traffic

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In places with a lot of traffic, such as around stations, around facilities used by many people, and sidewalks, "unwanted passive smoking" is more likely to occur. Please refrain from smoking in places where there are people around you.
Also, when smoking in an ashtray installed at entrances and exits such as restaurants, be aware that passive smoking is unwanted for people walking on the sidewalk or shop users.

Consideration in places where children use

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Children need special consideration because the health effects of passive smoking are large. Please refrain from smoking around playground equipment in parks that are often used by children, such as refraining from smoking around playground equipment in parks that are often used by children and on roads in contact with schools and daycare centers. .

About smoking at home

Passive smoking of the living together family

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Homes are the most susceptible to passive smoking by living together families, including children and partners. living together If you have a family member or child, please refrain from smoking at home and be sure to quit smoking.

Consideration for neighborhoods

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Even if there is no one living together, you may be annoying to neighbors without knowing it.
・If you smoke in the garden or veranda, neighbors may be more troubled with the smoke and smell.
・If you smoke under a ventilation fan, the smoke or smell may go out of the exhaust port and flow into the room through a nearby ventilation fan or vent.
Even in a private space, do not forget to pay attention to your surroundings when smoking.

Challenge to Smoking

The home is the place where the living together family is most susceptible to passive smoking. Based on the effects of passive smoking on children, please refrain from smoking at home and ask you to quit smoking.

Yokohama City Smoking Support Website "Non-smoking NOTE"

Impact of passive smoking

Passive smoking can have various effects on the body. For more information, please refer to the following link.

Free legal consultation

If you have any problems with smoking in a nearby residence, garden, or veranda, please consider discussions between the parties concerned or consult with the management company or Residential Association.

Consultation at the Citizen Consultation Room
Special consultation at each ward office
Counseling organizations other than city halls and ward offices

Flyers, signboards, and videos

Handbill
Don't smoke near your child! （PDF：978KB）	Don't smoke near your child! （PDF：128KB）	STOP！ Passive smoking (PDF: 275KB)

Poster sign
Don't smoke near the child (PDF: 96KB)	Consideration should not allow non-smoking people to smoke (PDF: 91KB)

Enlightenment Video
Where does the smoke go?

Related information

FAQs

Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Initiatives in cooperation with local communities

In the Minatomirai area of Nishi Ward, we carry out enlightenment and cleaning activities in cooperation with businesses.

Survey on Measures to Prevent Passive Smoking at Yokohama City Facilities

What kind of measures are being taken to prevent passive smoking at facilities in the city with the revision of the Health Promotion Law?
We carried out "fact-finding investigation about measures to prevent passive smoking in Yokohama-shi" to grasp the present conditions.
・FY2021 (January 2022) (PDF: 821KB)
・FY2018 (March 2019) (PDF: 1,388KB)※
※Due to the investigation before the revision of the Health Promotion Law, the situation may differ from the situation after the revision.