Good news for non-smokers in Tokyo. JR Stations are to be Smoke-free Zones as of April 1st 2009. This poster on the platform at Shinjuku station says:
All Stations in Tokyo will be Completely Smoke Free from 1st April
JR East has always had separate zones for smoking and non-smoking, but due to many customers requesting protection from second-hand smoke, and increased drives at companies to discourage smoking, from 1st April the smoking areas on platforms in Tokyo will be removed, and we will begin to implement a "Total No-Smoking" policy.
This will be inconvenient for customers who smoke, but we wish to sincerely ask for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
And I look forward to breathing fresher air on the platforms.
4 comments:
Not just Tokyo, but the whole Tokyo Metropolitan area. Kamakura station in Kanagawa Prefecture is about an hour from Tokyo station, but it shall become smoke free as well.
But I fear more smokers loitering around the entrances as a result...
Thanks for stopping by. You're right. It does say "greater Tokyo" which is better. They'll find somewhere to do it, that's for sure!
Haaazzzzzzaaahhhh!!!!
I am so glad, now if they could just get rid of the smoking cars on the shinkansen I'd be super happy!
Hey thenetimp, thanks for dropping by. I'm grateful for it, myself but am not a shinkansen user, so that was off my radar. They still have those smoking cars eh?
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