Another haven for those who want to perforate their lungs while gambling.

Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative centre with the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station). Northeast of the station lies Kabukicho, Japan's largest and wildest red light district, while department stores, subterranean malls and electronic shops surround Shinjuku Station on all four sides. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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Shinjuku is also know for its many restaurants and eateries, as well as being a major commercial and administrative centre with the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station). Northeast of the station lies Kabukicho, Japan's largest and wildest red light district, while department stores, subterranean malls and electronic shops surround Shinjuku Station on all four sides. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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Another venue for smokers. Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative centre with the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station). Northeast of the station lies Kabukicho, Japan's largest and wildest red light district, while department stores, subterranean malls and electronic shops surround Shinjuku Station on all four sides. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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Busy place, this one. Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative centre with the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station). Northeast of the station lies Kabukicho, Japan's largest and wildest red light district, while department stores, subterranean malls and electronic shops surround Shinjuku Station on all four sides. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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Smoking is forbidden on the streets of the Chiyoda, Shinagawa, Shinjuku and Nakano wards of Tokyo, for reasons of child safety (not health), and there is an active 'smoking police' force at work in these districts. Kanagawa Prefecture implemented the nation's first prefecture-wide public smoking ban in April 2010, however you can still perforate your lungs in pachinko and mah-jong parlours.

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