"Wakaba" and "Golden Bat" also abolished mitigation measures in the history of October 1, 22:49

Some products are disappearing as tax systems such as raising the consumption tax rate change. With the abolition of tobacco tax mitigation measures, long-standing brands such as `` Golden Bat '' that began selling 113 years ago will disappear, and there is a movement to write memories of cigarettes closing history on the net is spreading.

The “Wakaba” and “Echo” released in the Showa 40s and the oldest brand “Golden Bat” released in Meiji 39, 113 years ago, disappeared.

Both were called “old 3rd class products” and were subject to tobacco tax mitigation measures. However, as the measures were abolished at the end of last month, sales ended when inventory was exhausted.

Brands that have been familiar for many years will disappear in the age of reunification, and on the net, “Even though it is an annual event to use“ Golden Bat ”instead of incense sticks on the death date of great-grandfather and grandfather…” I wrote the memories of the dead and cigarettes, such as “The scent of my grandfather”, “I feel the time when the Golden Bat will be discontinued. If I was Gugu, was Dazai Osamu's favorite cigarette?” There is also a movement to spell out the relationship with a person who has a name in history, such as "Sorry that some people turn golden bats instead of incense sticks in front of the grave".

When I visited the grave of Ryunosuke Ayukawa on the 1st, the golden bat was put in a sealed state, disappearing with the flowers.

Researcher Naoko Kiguchi, who researched Ryunosuke Akutagawa, at the Tanabata Bunrimura Memorial Hall in Kita-ku, Tokyo, said, “There is a record that Ryunosuke Ayukawa was known as a smoker and especially liked the Golden Bat. It ’s also well known, and the Golden Bat was something that reminded Ayukawa and relived the same cigarette as the writer. I think it ’s lonely to disappear. ”

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"Golden Bat" is the oldest brand in Japan that has been on sale since 1890, and was originally manufactured as an export product, and was designed with a pair of bats that are considered good luck.

It is cheaper than other brands, and it became popular mainly among the common people during the recession from the end of the Taisho era to the Showa Depression. Even when new products were released one after another, there were persistent fans and sales continued.

JT = Japan Tobacco Industry will end sales of “Golden Bat” by cigarettes until it is out of stock, and will sell new “Golden Bats” only in Hokkaido by smoking different types of cigarettes in the future. I have decided.

"Products that reflect the times"

The chief curator of the Tobacco and Salt Museum in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, said that the chief curator, Mr. Zhenme, said “Golden Bat was originally made for the Kiyokuni at that time, so it became popular due to its oriental packaging and unique taste. As the color of the war deepened, the name changed from Golden Bat to Kinshi, meaning that it was a legendary bird that was held by the Emperor Jinmu, who was the first emperor in Nihonshoki The package also had a finger and a bird resting on it, but it was said that there was an emperor under the finger, and the package was changed immediately because the cigarette box could not be thrown away. "

Also, “Because of the relatively low price, there is no doubt that it has captured the hearts of the common people during the recession or after the war. It is a sad feeling that there will be no products that have taken the time to date. I think JT = Japan Tobacco was a difficult decision, ”he said.

Brands that continue to sell due to price increases

Some cigarettes that have been subject to tobacco tax mitigation measures called “old grade 3” products will continue to be sold at higher prices.

When you ask a cigarette dealer about the brand “Uruma” sold only in Okinawa Prefecture, “It's a brand that has been familiar to us for a long time, and its price is low, so it is popular among young and elderly people. It is also popular as a souvenir for tourists, and even the number of items sold per day may be ranked high. "