Flight Rules on Unmanned Aircraft (UA)!

Prohibited Airspaces for Flight
Airspace more than
150m above the ground

Airspace around
SAR mission

Airspace around airports

Airspace above
Densely Inhabited Districts

150ｍ*SAR:search and resucue☞

Any Person who intends to operate UA in the above airspace is required to obtain permission from the Ministerof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Airspace around
Key National Facilities*

Airspace aroundforeign diplomatic offices

Airspace around
Defense-related Facilities

Airspace around
Nuclear Sites* The Diet Building, Prime Minister's Official Residence, office buildings of administrative authorities for crisis management, the Supreme Court, theImperial Palace, political parties' offices, etc.

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Any person who intends to operate UA over and around airports, key national facilities, defense-related facilities
and nuclear sites is required to obtain consent from an administrator of the facility and to report the flightinformation to the Prefectural Public Safety Commission prior to the operation.

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Flight rules to be observed wherever you are* In addition to the following rules, pilots must operate UA subject to preflightactions and prevention of collision with airplanes and other UA.
2. No careless or reckless
4. Not beyond visual
3. No night flights
operationline of sightOperation Limitations
1. No alcohol and drugs

5. Keep required
distance30m

6. Not over event sites

7. No transportation of
hazardous materials

8. No dropping objects

30m
30m
Poisonous materials, inflammable liquids, explosives, etc.

☞Any person who intends to operate UA without conforming to the above rules of 3. ～ 8. is required to obtainapproval from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism
WebsiteNational Police
AgencyWebsiteTechnical Conformity Ministry of Internal Affairs andMarkCommunications Website
License-free radio equipment (including license-free radio equipment for UA)

Radio equipment

without a “Technical Conformity Mark” cannot be used and may be regarded as anillegal use in Japan, even if the equipment is based on a foreign standard.
Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan

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Additional Points to Consider• Flight rules such as prohibited airspaces for flight andoperation limitations on Unmanned Aircraft (UA) aredefined in the Civil Aeronautics Act. Visit our website at
http://www.mlit.go.jp/en/koku/uas.html• The flight prohibited areas for drones are also
designated under the Drone Act. Visit our website athttps://www.npa.go.jp/english/uas/uas.html

Towards the safe operation of UA!
(drones, radio control airplanes, etc.)

Prohibited Airspaces for Flight
Airspace aroundairports• License-free radio equipment (including license- Technical ConformityMark
free radio equipment for UA) without a“Technical Conformity Mark” cannot be used andmay be regarded as an illegal use in Japan, even ifthe equipment complies with a foreign standard.
https://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/adm/monitorin
g/illegal/monitoring_qa/index.htm
E-mail：kanshi-pub@ml.soumu.go.jp

150m above the ground

Airspace above
Densely Inhabited
Districts

150ｍ• Flights around specific areas such as temples, shrines and parks may
be prohibited by local regulations.
【Announcement by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications】

Airspace more thanAirspace around
SAR mission*SAR:search and resucue
Airspace around
Key National Facilities*

Airspace aroundforeign diplomatic offices

Airspace around
Nuclear Sites

Airspace around
Defense-related Facilities* The Diet Building, Prime Minister's Official Residence, office buildings of administrative authorities for crisis
management, the Supreme Court, the Imperial Palace, political parties' offices, foreign diplomatic offices, etc.

Operation Limitations
No alcohol and drugs

No careless or
reckless operation

No night flights

Not beyond
visual line of sight

Keep required
distance

Not over event sites

No transportation ofhazardous materials

No dropping
objects【Contact Information】
Inquiry Counter for Unmanned Aircraft:
Aviation Safety and Security Department, Civil Aviation Bureau,Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan30m

If you have any questions, please contact
the following contact information.
E-mail：hqt-jcab.mujin@mlit.go.jp

30m
30m
Poisonous materials, inflammable liquids,explosives, etc.

※ In addition to the above operation limitations, pilots must operate UA subject to preflight actions andprevention of collision with airplanes and other UA.

Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan裏谷

Flight in the Prohibited Airspaces

Densely-populated area

Any person who intends to operate UA defined as in the Aeronautics Act in
the following airspaces is required to obtain permission from the Ministerof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
• Airspace around airports• Airspace more than 150m above the ground• Airspace above Densely Inhabited Districts

The densely-populated areas over where flight of UA is in principle
prohibited are defined as Densely Inhabited Districts (DID) as a result ofpopulation census.

Any person who intends to operate UA over and around airports, key
national facilities, defense-related facilities and nuclear sites is required toobtain consent from an administrator of the facility and to report the flightinformation to the Prefectural Public Safety Commission prior to theoperation.

For details of DID, please visit the website of Civil Aviation Bureau,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in reference to the“Densely Inhabited Districts of Japan”.

Flights not following the operation limitations

Any person who intends to operate UA without conforming to the following
operation rules is required to obtain pre-approval from the Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
• No night flights• Flight not beyond visual line of sight• Keep at least 30m distance between UA and any person or properties on
the ground/water surface• Do not operate UA over event sites where many people gather• Do not transport hazardous materials such as explosives by UA• Do not drop any objects from UA

What is “Unmanned Aircraft(UA)”and “ UA defined as in the Civil
Aeronautics Act”?
The term “UA” means any airplane, rotorcraft, glider, or airship whichcannot accommodate any person on board and can be remotely orautomatically piloted.
Examples: Drone (multi-copter), radio control airplane, crop-dusting
unmanned helicopter.
UA defined as in the Civil Aviation Aeronautics Act means the UA whichweighs 100g or more.

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