JR Central’s smoking-room diagram identifies a room in the gated Shinkansen concourse at Shin-Osaka. Choose the Shin-Osaka page of the PDF, not the Osaka Station area guide.
Official information checked: September 23, 2026. Temporary closures and event rules may change.
Choose the right location
| Area | Location / access | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Shin-Osaka / 新大阪 | Different from Osaka Station / 大阪 |
| Access | Inside the Shinkansen ticket gates | Check your ticket and transfer route |
| Map labels | 新幹線中央口 / Shinkansen central gate | 新幹線南口 / Shinkansen south gate |
Before you walk there
The official diagram marks the room relative to ticket gates. Compare the map with the gate name in front of you before proceeding. A street-map pin cannot tell you whether a gate is between you and the room. Ask station staff if you are on the conventional-line side, and leave enough time to find your platform after using the room.
MO-Q LOG location records
Japanese facility names are retained for matching on-site signs. A saved coordinate is not a walking route or live open status.
More local listings and map (Japanese)
Official sources
Useful words to show staff
喫煙所 (kitsuenjo): smoking area. 喫煙室: smoking room. 改札内: inside ticket gates. 改札外: outside ticket gates.
「利用できる喫煙所はどこですか？」 — Where is a smoking area I can use?
Continue your journey
- Tokyo Station smoking rooms: Shinkansen platforms and ticket gates
- Shinjuku smoking areas: east, west and southeast exits
- Shibuya smoking areas: crossing, Moyai and station exits
- Haneda Airport smoking rooms: T1, T2, T3 and after security
- Narita Airport smoking rooms: terminal maps and access zones
- Kyoto Station smoking areas: public spaces and Shinkansen gates
- Osaka Station smoking area: North Gate Building 11F
- USJ smoking areas: designated spaces and re-entry rules
- Tokyo Dome smoking rules: outside areas and event re-entry
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Use the 1-tap map buttons below to locate designated smoking areas near your current location, and review Japan’s municipal street-smoking fines, airport carry-on rules, and duty-free allowances:
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- Street Smoking Penalty Warning: Major wards in Tokyo (Chiyoda, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Minato), Osaka City (citywide street ban), Kyoto, Yokohama, and Fukuoka strictly prohibit smoking on public streets outside designated booths. Patrol officers enforce on-the-spot fines of 1,000–2,000 JPY (up to 20,000 JPY in select zones). Heated tobacco devices (IQOS, Ploom, glo) are subject to the exact same street-smoking bans as paper cigarettes.
- Duty-Free Allowance & Airport Security Rules: Visitors aged 20+ may bring up to 200 sticks (1 carton) of cigarettes or heated tobacco sticks into Japan duty-free. Lithium-ion heated tobacco holders/chargers must be packed in carry-on cabin baggage only (never in checked luggage), and only 1 standard lighter per person is permitted on your person through security.
- Cross-Links & Product Index: Japan Heated Tobacco Product & Price Index (EN) | All English Station & Airport Guides | 25 Japan Airports Smoking Directory
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