This project aims to support travel operators in Tokyo in creating, selling, and operating travel products that use drones, with the primary purpose of promoting accessible tourism, thereby helping create an environment where people who face difficulties in mobility or communication, such as persons with disabilities and older people, can more easily participate in tourism in Tokyo.
Tokyo: Accessible Tourism Promotion Project Using Drones (Drone Tour Creation Support Subsidy), Round 2, FY2026
September 25, 2026
Summary
This subsidy supports Tokyo travel operators in creating, selling, and operating drone-based travel products that promote accessible tourism. It aims to make tourism in Tokyo more accessible to people with mobility or communication difficulties, including persons with disabilities and older people.
Key Information
| Location | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Sep 17, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥5,000,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 2/3 |
| Purpose | Regional revitalization and community development / Tourism and inbound tourism / Digital |
| Eligible Expenses | Expert honoraria / Advertising expenses / Travel expenses / Accommodation expenses / Contracting expenses / Rental fees / Cloud usage fees / Software purchase expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Sole proprietors / Cooperatives, organizations, and similar entities / Corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs |
| Official Page | https://www.sangyo-rodo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tourism/kakusyu/drone-accessibletourism/ |