Buying cigarettes at a convenience store

Step by step

1. 01

   Ask at the register

   Cigarettes sit behind the register with numbers. Tell the staff the number or brand — pointing is fine.

   Order by number

   ◯番をお願いします

   ___-ban o onegai shimasu

   Number ___, please.

2. 02

   Confirm your age

   Tap the "20 and over" button on the payment screen yourself. The legal smoking age is 20.

3. 03

   Pay

   Cash, card, IC, and QR work. A pack is around 600 yen. Heated-tobacco devices and sticks (IQOS etc.) are sold at many stores.

4. 04

   Where to smoke

   Street smoking is banned in many cities. Use smoking areas, smoking seats, or designated spots. No walking-and-smoking.

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