Parks in Yokohama City will be non-smoking from April 2025.

"Smoking" (*) has been added as an act prohibited in municipal parks.
※Manufactured tobacco (cigarettes and heated tobacco) under the Tobacco Business Law are eligible.

(Prohibition of acts)
Article 5 No one shall perform the acts listed in the following items in the park. Provided, however, that those pertaining to permission based on the provisions of Article 5 (1) of the Act, Article 6 (1) or (3) of the Act, Article 6 (1) or (2) of the Act, or Article 7 (2) Is not this limit.
(1) Capture or kill birds and beasts.
(2) Cutting bamboo trees, collecting plants, or damaging them.
(3) Discarding garbage and other filth and performing other unsanitary acts.
(4) Dig up land, collect debris, and change other land characteristics.
(5) Damage or soil the land and property in the park, or change the original state.
(6) To live in the park.
(7) To establish a structure.
(8) Depositing debris, wood, etc.
(9) Advertise or spray advertising materials.
(10) Smoking (meaning smoking prescribed in Article 28, item 2 of the Health Promotion Act (Act No. 103 of 2002)).
(11) Doing acts that may be dangerous or disturb others.
(12) In addition to the preceding items, perform acts that hinder the use and management of the park.

April 1, 2025

Parks established based on the City Parks Law managed by Yokohama City are eligible.

[Reference]
City Park Data Book of Yokohama City
(Because it will be posted at the time, parks that have been released since then may also be eligible, so please contact us if you are unsure.)

Yokohama-shi park regulations (established on March 31, 1958) (outside site)

In parks in Yokohama City, in order to prevent passive smoking, smoking is prohibited at zoos and pools, and posters are posted for those who smoke so that children do not smoke near playground equipment. I'm calling for consideration. Thank you for your continued support.

October 2024-We will inform you that the park will be non-smoking in advance through public relations, SNS, etc. and local notices.
From April 2025 to the enforcement of the ordinance, we will disseminate and pay attention through patrol guidance.

The following efforts were made to revise the regulations.

• Conduct of questionnaire survey about passive smoking measures in park (conducted from July to August, 2023)
• Trial implementation of "non-smoking" in 5 parks in the city (conducted from October 14 to November 19, 2023)
• Implementation of public opinion offer (from April 18, 2024 to May 31)

• Passive smoking measures (Health Promotion Division, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Community Welfare and Health Department)
• No smoking area (beautification promotion section of the Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Household Waste Management Department)