🇯🇵 Drone laws in Japan
MLIT registration mandatory for drones over 100 g; Remote ID required since June 2022. Tourist registration via the DIPS portal.
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 100 g
- Max altitude
- 492 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Required
- Authority
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
No-fly zones
- Densely populated districts (DID zones)
- Near airports
- Above 150 m AGL
- Emergency situations
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.