Yes, you can smoke at New Ishigaki Airport (ISG), on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa’s Yaeyama island group, in enclosed smoking rooms in both the domestic and international terminals, including one after security in the domestic boarding waiting room.
Domestic Terminal — 1F and 2F
The airport’s own facility page places one smoking room on 1F, landside, positioned between the check-in lobbies on the building’s north and south sides — useful whether you are checking in or have just arrived. A second room sits on 2F, inside the domestic boarding waiting room, after the security checkpoint, so departing passengers can smoke once they have cleared the gate area.
International Terminal — 2F
The international terminal’s smoking room is on 2F, in the departure waiting lounge. The airport’s own floor map places it before the outbound passport control and security checkpoints, so it is a landside facility rather than one inside the boarding gate area.
Vaping and Heated Tobacco
New Ishigaki Airport’s smoking-room page does not publish a separate rule for e-cigarettes or heated tobacco such as IQOS, glo or Ploom; confirm with airport staff before using either.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic terminal, 1F | Yes | Landside, between the north and south check-in lobbies |
| Domestic terminal, 2F boarding waiting room | Yes | Airside, after the domestic security checkpoint |
| International terminal, 2F departure waiting lounge | Yes | Landside, before passport control and security |
| Vaping | — | No separate rule published; confirm with airport staff |
If you’re connecting through Okinawa’s main hub, the enclosed smoking rooms near Gate 42 and Gate 43 at Naha Airport cover its international and domestic terminals in a similar landside-and-airside split. The domestic boarding-lounge room also puts New Ishigaki among Japan’s airports with smoking areas after security.
For Japan airport smoking rules and heated-tobacco etiquette, see our Japan smoking guide.