Densely Inhabited District (DID)Civil Aeronautics Act — permission required to fly Airport surrounding airspaceCivil Aeronautics Act — altitude limits apply Red ZoneFlight Prohibition Act — flight over the facility is banned Yellow ZoneFlight Prohibition Act — roughly 1,000 m perimeter (amended 2026/7/14) Exclusive Industrial ZoneExemption area where DID permission is not required (effective 2026/7/1) RailwaysWatch the 30 m rule (third-party property) ExpresswaysWatch the 30 m rule (third-party property) Power linesCollision / radio interference risk (OSM data)

Rivers (nationally managed sections)Check with the River Office before taking off from a riverbed (tap for contacts) Lakes556 major lakes. For Class A river systems the River Office is shown

National / Quasi-national ParksDrone use discouraged or permit-based in special protection zones (tap for contacts) National forestsContact the Forest Office to take off or enter (tap for contacts)

Port areas (Port Regulations Act)Sea: check with the port authority and Coast Guard before flying in a port Maritime routesSea: statutory routes under the Port Regulations / Maritime Traffic Safety Acts (heavy vessel traffic) Exercise & training areasSea: JSDF / US forces training waters

Community flight reportsUser-submitted reviews of locations

DroMap — the map of where you can fly a drone in Japan and where flight is banned