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No-Fly Zone for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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In accordance with the provisions of Article 3, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act on Prohibition of Flights by Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over Areas Surrounding Sensitive Facilities (Act No. 9 of 2016), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism designated the sites of the subject facilities and the areas surrounding the subject facilities as follows.

Target facilities

  • Digital Agency Government Building

Site of the target facility

  • 1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (only for the portions indicated in the following drawings)

Surrounding area of the target facility

  • 3. Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo Prefecture (only for the portion as shown in the following drawings), 1. and 2. Nagata-cho, Hayabusacho, 1. and 2. Hirakawacho, 1. to 6. Waka-cho, Kioi-cho, Ichibancho, Nibancho, Sanbancho (only for the portion as shown in the following drawings), Yonbancho and Rokuban-cho (only for the portion as shown in the following drawings)
  • Akasaka 1-chome and 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo (only for the portions shown in the following drawings), 3-chome through 5-chome, 6-chome and 7-chome, and Motoakasaka 1-chome and 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo (only for the portions shown in the following drawings)
  • 1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo (limited to the portions shown in the following drawings)

Other Resources

Contact:

Treasurer, Digital Agency Group of Strategy and Organization

  • Telephone: 03 4477 6775 (the main switchboard number)

One-stop Desk (National Police Agency) for Consent Obtainment Procedures for Target Crisis Management Administrative Organs

  • Although it is prohibited in principle to fly small unmanned aerial vehicles over the surrounding area of the target facility, it is possible to fly them legally by reporting to the Prefectural Public Safety Commission with the consent of the manager of the target facility.
  • When conducting operations over an area where the areas surrounding multiple target facilities overlap, it is necessary to obtain consent from the administrator of each target facility. However, when conducting operations over the area surrounding a target facility associated with a target crisis management administrative organization ( Map (PDF / 280 kb) ), a request to obtain consent may be submitted through the " Office for Consent Acquisition Procedures for one-stop Target Crisis Management Administrative Organizations (National Police Agency) " (hereinafter referred to as the "one-stop Office").
  • When making a request for the acquisition of informed consent through the one-stop Desk, a Request for Informed Consent ( Form (Word / 21 kb) ), etc. that contains the necessary information is required.

Precautions

  • When a request for the acquisition of consent is made to the one-stop Desk, the Crisis Management Administrative Organ shall be notified of the following:
    It is not necessary to make a separate request for the acquisition of consent. However, in order to conduct small drones over areas that overlap with areas surrounding target facilities (important national facilities such as the National Diet Building, the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the Supreme Court building, the Imperial Palaces, the offices of target political parties, etc., the diplomatic missions of target foreign countries, etc., and target defense-related facilities) other than the government building of the target crisis management administrative organ, the consent of the administrator of the target facility is required.
  • The airspace above the target facility pertaining to all target crisis management administrative organ buildings falls under the airspace over a densely populated area, which is one of the prohibited areas for unmanned aerial vehicles under the Civil Aeronautics Act. Therefore, in addition to the consent of the manager of the target facility under the Act on Prohibition of Operation of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, etc., separate permission from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is required as a general rule in order to fly unmanned aerial vehicles. Regarding the prohibited areas for unmanned aerial vehicles under the Civil Aeronautics Act and permission from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, please check the for Flight Permit and Approval Procedures for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism).