Can you smoke on the bullet train in Japan?

You will not be allowed to smoke cigarettes or similar paraphernalia on most Japanese trains. The exception to this rule is the designated smoking car on some Shinkansen bullet trains. The same is true of other areas in Japan – don't smoke in public unless visiting a designated smoking area.



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Japanese train stations are non-smoking areas, except for specific closed spaces called Kitsuenjo ??? smoking area. Smoking is not allowed on trains. There are some rare exceptions on the fastest trains (like the Shinkansen), that are sometimes equipped with smoking cars.

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Smoking rooms are available and located in ordinary cars #3 (Hakata side) and #15 (Hakata side), and in Green Car #10 (Tokyo side). Electric outlets for mobile devices are located at every seat. Seats widths of 12ABDE and 13ABDE in car #11 are slightly narrow. Train configuration may be altered without notice.

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1, onboard food will be available only on the first-class green cars through a service in which passengers place orders via smartphones and other devices. The carts had been a popular mainstay on the Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido line since the bullet trains started operating in 1964.

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Talking loudly on trains is considered bad mannered and ranks highly amongst the most annoying behaviors on trains in Japan. Don't talk on the phone. Only on long-distance trains on the decks between cars is talking on the phone acceptable. Set your phone to silent mode.

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TOKYO (AP) ? Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world's lowest, amid calls for greater protection of children and women. The revision was part of a revamping of laws related to sex crimes.

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