Sakura (cigarette)

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Sakura (cigarette)

Sakura was a Japanese brand of cigarettes that was owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco.

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Sakura
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A pack of Japanese Sakura cigarettes with a health warning displayed
Product typeCigarette
OwnerJapan Tobacco
Produced byJapan Tobacco
CountryJapan
IntroducedFebruary 1, 2005; 19 years ago (February 1, 2005)
Discontinued2011
MarketsJapan, Russia[1][2][3]
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1
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History

The cigarette was launched on February 1, 2005, with limited sales beginning in the Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.[4] The new Sakura cigarette was designed with lower tar values and the introduction of D-spec. However, the pack design and basic elements remained unchanged.[5]

The old cherry blossom variant was discontinued after January 2006.

After that, a "D-spec" (low smoke smell) version of Sakura was sold in the Kanagawa Prefecture only on October 2, 2006 (5 other JTI brands were simultaneously sold in this limited area).

New cherry blossoms were discontinued as of January, 2011 due to poor sales.[5]

They were of traditional Japanese cigarette sizes: short (70 mm), king size (85 mm) or long (100 mm). They came within a soft or hard pack, 10 or 20 cigarettes per pack.

Products

  • Sakura Cherry Blossoms (old)
  • Sakura Cherry Blossoms (new)

Below are all the variants of Pianissimo cigarettes, with the levels of tar and nicotine included.

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NameRelease dateDate of discontinuancePrice in ¥TarNicotineDescription
Sakura Cherry Blossoms (old)February 1, 2005January 2006300 Yen10 mg0,8 mgNon charcoal filter
Sakura Cherry Blossoms (new)October 2, 2006January 2011470 Yen7 mg0,6 mgD-spec product
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