Smoking Cabins (喫煙室のルール - Kitsuen)
Following modern health law updates in Japan, smoking directly at Pachinko seats or arcade cabinets is strictly banned. Worshippers must step inside isolated, ventilated glass smoking cabins ('Kitsuenshitsu') to smoke.
Historically, Pachinko parlors were notoriously filled with dense cigarette smoke. The April 2020 revision of the Health Promotion Act banned indoor smoking at seats globally, turning Japanese parlors into clean-aired, fresh spaces.
If you wish to smoke (both paper cigarettes and vapes), pause your game and look for the 'Smoking Room' sign. Never attempt to light up a cigarette or vape at your gaming chair; doing so will result in instant staff intervention.
What is the correct rule regarding smoking cigarettes inside modern Japanese Pachinko parlors?