(Announcement)
January 20, 2023
Japan Ministry of Defense
Based on the Article 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4 of the Drone Act (Act No. 9 of 2016), the Ministry of Defense issued a notification of the designation of defense-related facilities, areas of the designated defense-related facilities or areas, and surrounding areas of the designated defense-related facilities. After 10 days as a certain period of notification to the public (after January 30, 2023), drone flights will be basically prohibited over and within the surrounding areas of the defense-related facilities. When one intends to fly drones, the person is required to follow prescribed procedures including obtaining consent from the administrators of the defense-related facilities.
Please refer to the Ministry of Defense website for more information.
(Reference) Facilities newly designated as defense-related facilities
1 JGSDF
・ Camp Nayoro
・ Camp Kamifurano
・ Camp Bibai
・ Camp Kitachitose
・ Camp Shizunai
・ Camp Hirosaki
・ Camp Hachinohe
・ Camp Iwate
・ Camp Taiwa
・ Camp Akita
・ Camp Fukushima
・ Camp Koriyama
・ Camp Utsunomiya
・ Camp Shimoshizu
・ Camp Yokohama
・ Camp Matsumoto
・ Camp Komakado
・ Camp Toyokawa
・ Camp Otsu
・ Camp Okubo
・ Camp Kawanishi
・ Camp Aonogahara
・ Camp Himeji
・ Camp Nihonbara
・ Camp Matsuyama
・ Camp Iizuka
・ Camp Ogori
・ Camp Kurume
・ Camp Ainoura
・ Camp Ainoura Vice-Camp Sakibe
・ Camp Takematsu
・ Camp Yufuin
・ Sakuramori Antiaircraft Training Area
・ Shukubai Antiaircraft Training Area
・ Nayoro Antiaircraft Training Area (Naibuchi Area)
2 JMSDF
・ Fleet Training Group Maizuru
・ Acoustic Measurement Station Kagoshima
・ Nagai, Arai Area
・ Base Facility Chichijima
・ Karasukojima Pier, Headquarters Kure District"
・ Keisenbori Pier, Headquarters Kure District"
・ Sub Area Activity Hanshin
・ Degaussing Range Station Kariya
・ Base Facility Yura
・ Recruit Training Center Kure
・ Area Guard Group Kure
・ Base Facility Saeki
・ Kure Port Survice Department 3
・ Sub Area Activity Shimonoseki
・ Sakibe Area
・ Base Facility Amami
・ Hirase Area
・ Area Guard Group Maizuru
・ Base Facility Niigata
・ MSDF 1st Service School
・ Ohara Ttaining Area, MSDF 1st Service School"
3 JASDF
・ Kumagaya Base
・ Takeyama Air Defense Missle Training Area Nagai Control Zone
Designation of defense-related facilities based on the Drone Act (PDF)