About smoking cessation of Yokohama-shi park

We published summary of citizen opinion offer to perform from Thursday, April 18, 2024 to Friday, May 31.

Last update date April 8, 2024

About smoking cessation in park of Yokohama-shi

　Yokohama City is promoting "Yokohama City Medium-Term Plan 2022-2025" promotes "Yokohama, a town that nurtures the next generation together" as a basic strategy, and in parks used by many children, an environment that can be used safely. In order to secure the environment, we would like to take the initiative in taking measures against passive smoking. Parks in Yokohama City have been banned from smoking in zoos and pools, and posters have been posted for smokers so that they do not smoke in places where children are located, such as near playground equipment.
　This time, in the park, from the call for consideration currently being taken, we added "smoking" as a prohibited act in the park in the Yokohama City Park Ordinance as an approach to passive smoking measures, and consider "smoking in the park" We are.

Initiatives to date

The following measures were taken in the examination.

State of the questionnaire during trial

Signboarding in the park

About public comment to make park of Yokohama-shi non-smoking

In the "Yokohama Medium-Term Plan 2022-2025", in the Yokohama City Park Ordinance, in order to secure an environment where children can play safely and with peace of mind, the Yokohama City Park Ordinance, In order to secure an environment where children can play safely and with peace of mind, We have compiled the addition of "smoking" as a direction of passive smoking measures in the park. Therefore, we will make a public comment. Please let us know what you think.

About citizen opinion offer
Citizen opinion offer method
Application period	From Thursday, April 18, 2024 to Friday, May 31, 2024
Materials	Overview leaflet (PDF: 1,355KB) about making park of Yokohama-shi non-smoking
How to submit your opinion	Please send us your opinion in one of the following ways. Opinion reception form Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system (outside site) Posted by postcard attached to the leaflet (no stamp required) Distributed at each ward office, Yokohama City Hall, etc. Outline Please cut out the postcard of the leaflet and send it to us. (If you use the postcard of the outline leaflet, no stamp is required. Postmark is valid on the day. FAX 045-550-3916 E-mail mk-koenkanri@city.yokohama.lg.jp Please write "park smoking cessation opinion" in the subject of the e-mail (* We do not accept opinions by telephone.) Bring your own Reception hours from 8:45 to 17:00 (Yokohama City Hall, 27th Floor, Parks and Green Space Management Division)
Precautions	Opinions received will be used as references in the future. We summarize summary such as opinions that we had and way of thinking of Yokohama-shi for it and announce on Yokohama-shi homepage later. Please note that we will not respond individually to your comments. In addition, we may not disclose information depending on the content that may harm the interests of third parties. We do not accept opinions over the phone because it is necessary to accurately grasp opinions. Personal information obtained with the submission of opinions, etc. will be properly managed in accordance with the provisions of the "Personal Information Protection Law" and will be used only for work related to public comments on this proposal.

Approach to Smoking in Yokohama

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Green Environment Bureau Park Green Space Department Parks and Green Space Management Division

Phone: 045-671-2642

Fax: 045-550-3916

Email address: mk-koenkanri@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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