Designation of defense-related facilities based on the Drone Act

(Announcement)

January 20, 2023
Japan Ministry of Defense

in Japanese

 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)