Takumi Aviation

Takumi Aviation, trading as Takumi Enterprise (Takumi Koku Co., Ltd.), is a Japanese aircraft operator founded in 2001. Its head office is at JPD Kyoto Heliport in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, and its registered head office and main base is in Minami-ku, Okayama. The president, Takumi Morioka, writes that he is a former professional snowboarder who used helicopters as a customer before founding the business around a goal of making aircraft part of daily life in Japan.

Services

• Training: pilot training and aircraft maintenance engineer development
• Activities: helicopter sightseeing flights at locations from Hokkaido to Okinawa, heli-skiing, helicopter skydiving and event support
• Disaster and medical support: passenger transport and flights to disaster areas, mountain rescue situations and medical sites
• Transport, management and operation: passenger transport, heliport management, aircraft operation and leasing

The company proposes a tourism and disaster prevention arrangement with local governments, where sightseeing flight income helps fund helicopter readiness for emergencies.

Aircraft

The operated aircraft listed on the site are the Robinson R22, Airbus AS350B and B2, Cessna 172, Beechcraft BE56, Agusta AW109 and Bell 505. The news page records the introduction of a new Bell 505 in September 2025 and aerial filming support for a 2025 film production.

Company history

• 2001: company founded
• 2006: hangar and operations and maintenance office completed at Okayama Konan Airfield
• 2008: air transport business and aircraft use business permits obtained
• 2016: name changed to Takumi Aviation Co., Ltd.
• 2017: JPD Kyoto Heliport became the main base for Kyoto