A pneumatic tire comprises a main body including a tread portion, a pair
of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions each having a bead core
therein, a carcass extending between the bead portions through the
sidewall portions and the tread portion, a light spot in the tire
circumferential direction and an opposite spot of the light spot, and a
noise damper made of a spongy material having a specific gravity in the
range of from 0.005 to 0.060 and attached to an inner surface of the
tread portion, the noise damper extending in the tire circumferential
direction so as to form a gap part between ends thereof, and a center of
the gap part is placed within an angle of 60 degrees from the opposite
spot in the tire circumferential direction.