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LadyK · Joined: 25 May 2009 Posts: 55 Location: USA, FL

Fabulous. Do you happen to know the price? They were running about $7-10 USD toward the end there, before they were banned.

Cool Teacher · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:00 am Post subject:

I went for a walk today around Umeda in North Oska City. In Japan there are loads of vending machines on the streets that sell cigarettes. You need to get a "Tasbo" card to use them as a proof of ID. I probably walked past about one hundred vending machines but only three of them sold Garam cigaretes. They are 320 yen which is the same price as other cigaretes. Cool

I also walked past a lot of specialist tobaco shops but they weren't open at the tiem. The shops and the vending machines are in Kita Shinchi and Higashi dori shooping arcade and maybe also in Ohatsutenjindori. Very Happy

mrbbkk · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Tokyo

I think about 60% of Japanese men smoke and most smoke one or two packs a day I think its the stress

but a smokers paradise I think not

Cigarettes are way way way cheaper in Laos. They are far from cheap in Japan. Maybe cheap compared to Europe but not compared to Lao where you can buy cigarettes for about 2 cents or 40 cents a pack or 4 dollars a carton Just go to the duty free shops on the border

I always pick up two cartons(the per person limit) as gifts for my visiting Japanese or European friends or my poor Thai friends. I don't smoke myself.

flyer · Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 539 Location: Sapporo Japan

this is one of my pet hates

and yes, Japan (from my years of experience) is bad for smoking

it always amazes me how intelligent people smoke (I am esp talking about people who do know better = doctors etc)

and of course heaps of other "normal" Japanese smoke

its so cheap here but mighyt change soon?

I can't stand it

Imseriouslylost · Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 123 Location: Tokyo