Facilities Covered by the Drone Act

Flying drones, etc. over and around certain key facilities is prohibited under the Drone Act.

Types of facilities covered by the Drone Act

・ Key national facilities, etc.
　（国の重要な施設等）
　（国会議事堂、内閣総理大臣官邸、最高裁判所、皇居等）
> Office buildings of administrative authorities for crisis management
　（危機管理行政機関の庁舎)
> Political parties’ offices
　（対象政党事務所）
・ Foreign diplomatic establishments, etc.
　（対象外国公館等）
・ Defense-related facilities
　（対象防衛関係施設）
・ Nuclear sites
　（対象原子力事業所）


[Attention]

・When foreign dignitaries come to Japan, some related facilities will also be covered by the Drone Act.
　
For the latest information about the Act, see below. (NPA HP)

Key national facilities, etc.(国の重要な施設等)

National Diet Building, Prime Minister's Office, Supreme Court, Imperial Palace, etc.
(国会議事堂、内閣総理大臣官邸、最高裁判所、皇居等)

No. Facility Name
  • Maps (Link)
 Prefectural Police (Link)
1 National Diet Building
(House of Representatives)
国会議事堂（衆議院所管部分）		 House of Representatives Tokyo
2 First Members' Office
Building of the House of
Representatives
衆議院第一議員会館		 House of Representatives Tokyo
3 Second Members' Office
Building of the House of
Representatives
衆議院第二議員会館		 House of Representatives Tokyo
４ Official Residence of
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
衆議院議長公邸		 House of Representatives Tokyo
5 Office Building 2 of the House of Representatives
衆議院第二別館		 House of Representatives Tokyo
6 Parliamentary Museum
憲政記念館		 House of Representatives Tokyo
7 National Diet Library
国立国会図書館		 House of Representatives Tokyo
8 National Diet Building
(House of Councillors)
国会議事堂（参議院所管部分）		 House of Councillors Tokyo
9 Members’ Office Building of
the House of Councillors
参議院議員会館		 House of Councillors Tokyo
10 Second Detached Office Building
of the House of Councillors
参議院第二別館		 House of Councillors Tokyo
11 Official Residence of the President of
the House of Councillors
参議院議長公邸		 House of Councillors Tokyo
12 Prime Minister's Office
内閣総理大臣官邸		 Cabinet Secretariat Tokyo
13 Official Residence of
the Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣公邸		 Cabinet Secretariat Tokyo
14 Official Residence of
the Chief Cabinet Secretary
内閣官房長官公邸		 Cabinet Secretariat Tokyo
15 Imperial Palace
皇居		 Imperial Household Agency Tokyo
16 Akasaka Estate
赤坂御用地		 Imperial Household Agency Tokyo
17 Supreme Court
最高裁判所庁舎		 Supreme Court Tokyo


・For flight restriction zone maps, follow "Maps (Link)".
・For information about the police stations which have jurisdiction over the flight restriction zones, follow "Prefectural Police (Link)".

Office buildings of administrative authorities for crisis management
(危機管理行政機関の庁舎)

No. Facility Name Maps (Link) Prefectural Police (Link)
1 Cabinet Secretariat
内閣官房		 Cabinet Secretariat Tokyo
2 Cabinet Office
内閣府		 Cabinet Office Tokyo
3 National Public Safety Commission
(National Police Agency)
国家公安委員会（警察庁）		 National Police Agency Tokyo
4 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
総務省		 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Tokyo
5 Ministry of Justice
法務省		 Ministry of Justice Tokyo
6 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
外務省		 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tokyo
7 Ministry of Finance
財務省		 Ministry of Finance Tokyo
8 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
文部科学省		 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Tokyo
9 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
厚生労働省		 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Tokyo
10 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
農林水産省		 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tokyo
11 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
経済産業省		 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Tokyo
12 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
国土交通省		 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tokyo
13 Ministry of the Environment
環境省		 Ministry of the Environment Tokyo
14 Ministry of Defense
防衛省		 Ministry of Defense Tokyo
15

Digital Agency
デジタル庁

 Digital Agency Tokyo


・For flight restriction zone maps, follow "Maps (Link)".
・For information about the police stations which have jurisdiction over the flight restriction zones, follow "Prefectural Police (Link)".

Political parties’ offices
（対象政党事務所）

No. Facility Name Prefectural Police
(Link)
1 KOMEITO Headquarters
公明党本部		 Tokyo
2 Liberal Democratic Party
Headquarters
自由民主党本部    		 Tokyo
3 The Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party
日本共産党中央委員会		 Tokyo


・For flight restriction zone maps, see below.

・For information about the police stations which have jurisdiction over the flight restriction zones, follow "Prefectural Police (Link)".

 Foreign diplomatic establishments, etc.
（対象外国公館等）

No foreign diplomatic establishments are constantly covered by the Drone Act.

Defense-related facilities（対象防衛関係施設）　　

No. Facility Name Prefectural Police (Link)
1 MOD Ichigaya Office
防衛省市ヶ谷庁舎		 Tokyo
2 Camp Asaka
朝霞駐屯地		 Tokyo
Saitama
3 Camp Sapporo
札幌駐屯地		 Hokkaido
4 Camp Sendai
仙台駐屯地		 Miyagi
5 Camp Itami
伊丹駐屯地		 Hyogo
6 Camp Kengun
健軍駐屯地		 Kumamoto
7 Headquarters Yokosuka District
Funakoshi Office
横須賀地方総監部船越庁舎		 Kanagawa
8 Headquarters Yokosuka District
Itsumi Office
横須賀地方総監部逸見庁舎		 Kanagawa
9 Headquarters Maizuru District
舞鶴地方総監部第一地区		 Kyoto
10 Headquarters Ominato District
大湊地方総監部		 Aomori
11 Headquarters Sasebo District
佐世保地方総監部		 Nagasaki
12 Headquarters Kure District
呉地方総監部		 Hiroshima
13 Fuchu Air Base
府中基地		 Tokyo
14 Camp Okadama
丘珠駐屯地		 Hokkaido
15 Camp Kasuminome
霞目駐屯地		 Miyagi
16 Camp Tachikawa
立川駐屯地		 Tokyo
17 Camp Yao
八尾駐屯地		 Osaka
18 Camp Metabaru
目達原駐屯地		 Saga
19 Camp Kengun
Vice-Camp Takayubaru
健軍駐屯地高遊原分屯地		 Kumamoto
20 Ominato Air Base
大湊航空基地		 Aomori
21 Hachinohe Air Base
八戸航空基地		 Aomori
22 Tateyama Air Base
館山航空基地		 Chiba
23 Maizuru Air Base
舞鶴航空基地		 Kyoto
24 Komatsushima Air Base
小松島航空基地		 Tokushima
25 Kanoya Air Base
鹿屋航空基地		 Kagoshima
26 Iruma Air Base
入間基地		 Saitama
27 Kasuga Air Base
春日基地		 Fukuoka


・For flight restriction zone maps, see below.

・For information about the police stations which have jurisdiction over the flight restriction zones, follow "Prefectural Police (Link)".

[Attention]

The procedures for flights over and around defense-related facilities are different from those for other facilities in some points:
・Flights in a red zone require consent from the administrator.
（Even the landowner may not fly drones, etc. over the land without consent from the administrator.）
・You must report the flight information to the administrator of the defense-related facility as well as the Prefectural Public Safety Commission in advance.
（If you already have the consent from the administrator, you do not need to report the flight information to the administrator.）
　
For the details of the procedures, see below.

Nuclear sites（対象原子力事業所）

No. Facility Name Prefectural Police (Link)
1 Tomari Power Station
泊発電所		 Hokkaido
2 Higashidori Nuclear Power Station
東通原子力発電所		 Aomori
3 Onagawa Nuclear Power Station
女川原子力発電所		 Miyagi
4 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
福島第一原子力発電所		 Fukushima
5 Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station
福島第二原子力発電所		 Fukushima
6 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
柏崎刈羽原子力発電所		 Niigata
7 Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station
浜岡原子力発電所		 Shizuoka
8 Shika Nuclear Power Station
志賀原子力発電所		 Ishikawa
9 Mihama Power Station
美浜発電所		 Fukui
10 Takahama Power Station
高浜発電所		 Fukui
11 Ohi Power Station
大飯発電所		 Fukui
12 Shimane Nuclear Power Station
島根原子力発電所		 Shimane
13 Ikata Power Station
伊方発電所		 Ehime
14 Genkai Nuclear Power Station
玄海原子力発電所		 Saga
15 Sendai Nuclear Power Station
川内原子力発電所		 Kagoshima
16 Tokai Dai-ni Power Station
東海第二発電所		 Ibaraki
17 Tsuruga Power Station
敦賀発電所		 Fukui
18 Fast Breeder Reactor Monju
高速増殖原型炉もんじゅ		 Fukui
19 Fugen Decommissioning Engineering Center
新型転換炉原型炉ふげん		 Fukui
20 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories
核燃料サイクル工学研究所		 Ibaraki
21 Oarai Research and Development Center
大洗研究所		 Ibaraki
22 Reprocessing Plant
再処理事業所		 Aomori


・Flight restriction zone maps of the nuclear sites are not available online.
　For a map, please contact the police station and the prefectural police headquaters that have jurisdiction over the site.
   (You can also see maps at the National Police Agency.)
・For information about the police stations which have jurisdiction over the flight restriction zones, follow "Prefectural Police (Link)".

Links

〇 About the Drone Act (NPA HP)

〇 About the Aviation Act (MLIT HP)

〇 Japanese page（NPA HP）