Japan has 400 years long smoking history. Tobacco was introduced to Japan in the 16th century by Spanish and Portuguese sailors and tradesmen, around the same time tobacco was introduced to the rest of the world coming from America. During the Edo period Japan has developed a serious smoking culture. In the Museum of Tobacco and Salt in Tokyo, visitors can meet these both significantly important everyday ingredients in ancient Japan’s life. Since then Japanese started growing their own tobacco, and producing their own cigarettes later on. Insidermonkey experts made a list of top 5 selling Japanese cigarette brands.
One of the oldest cigarettes still being produced in Japan is the Golden Bat. They started being produced in 1906 and it is still a popular vintage cigarette without a filter. It is a rather cheap cigarette and not made of high-quality tobacco, so the taste might vary. Also, there has been a rumor that a certain amount of heroin or opium was added to Golden bat cigarettes during the 30s in order to make them more addictive. But nevertheless, it is a cigarette brand with a long tradition, interesting history and name. Also popular cigarette brands in Japan are Sakura and Caster. You can also check our list of Top 10 Ingredients in Cigarettes that are Harmful.
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