Narita Airport Smoking Area Guide (What the Official Site Publishes)

In short

Narita Airport has smoking areas at various places in Terminals 1, 2 and 3, but Narita International Airport does not publish a list of their locations. To find one, look under the "Smoking Area" category on the official map or follow the signs in the terminal on the day. This is different from airports such as Haneda and Kansai, which publish lists by floor and gate, so start looking with time to spare.

Who this is for

• People looking for a place to smoke before departure or after arrival
• People who assume they can smoke outdoors
• People who want to check whether smoking area locations found online are correct

What the Official Site Says

The official "Smoking Area" page of Narita International Airport says only these 3 things:

1. It is converting the smoking areas inside the terminals to enclosed smoking rooms
2. It asks people not to smoke anywhere other than the designated smoking areas, including outside the buildings
3. There are smoking areas at various places in the terminals

The official "Other Services" list also gives the location of smoking areas only as "T1, T2, T3". The official "Facility Layout Guide", which lists facilities by floor for all terminals, does not include smoking areas either.

No Smoking Outdoors Either

The second point is easy to miss. Stepping outside the terminal does not mean you can smoke. The airport asks people not to smoke anywhere other than the designated smoking areas, including outside the buildings. Do not smoke near building entrances or at bus stops.

How to Find Them

The official map has a "Smoking Area" category. When you switch terminal and floor, the smoking areas on that floor appear on the map. Opening it on your smartphone before you set off saves you searching again inside the terminal.

Note that the map only shows locations on screen; they are not published as a list. This site does not guess at locations the official site does not publish.

Are There Any After Security?

The official site does not publish where they are, before or after security (for international flights, after passport control). Whether there is a smoking area after you pass security may depend on the terminal and area. To be sure, smoke before you go through security.

(Haneda and Kansai publish their smoking area locations. This site lists both by floor and area.)

Notes

• You cannot smoke anywhere other than the designated smoking areas, including outside the buildings
• The official site does not list hours or fees for the smoking areas
• The official site also does not say whether there are rooms for heated tobacco only
• Because the conversion to enclosed rooms is under way, locations may change. Check the signs on the day

Related Facilities

Smoking Area (Terminal 1), Smoking Area (Terminal 2), Smoking Area (Terminal 3)