Kyoto Hooked on Indonesian Kretek Cigarettes?

Gudang Garamu Mairudo

These Gudang Garam clove cigarettes (320 Yen/pack), manufactured in Kediri, East Java are sold widely throughout Japan, even in this small tobacco corner at Kawaramachi-Imadegawa-dori, 200m from the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where it even takes vending machine status (meaning it's a quick seller). As the Indonesian community in Kyoto is quite small, one can only guess that many Nihon-jins are indeed Kretek obsessives.