Yokohama City has a policy of completely banning smoking in approximately 2,700 managed parks from April next year. Yamashita Park, one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, will be closed.
If you violate the law, you will be subject to a penalty of 50,000 yen. The city will solicit opinions from citizens about this policy for about a month starting next month, submit a bill to amend the ordinance to the city council meeting in September, and ban smoking in parks.