Amami Airport Lost and Found

Where to report a lost item at Amami Airport

The official inquiry page names three places to ask.

The page names Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami Airport Management Office for the prefectural car park, but prints no number for it.

Official contact information

The contacts below are listed on the linked official pages. Phone numbers are shown in international format for callers outside Japan; the number used inside Japan is in brackets. All hours are Japan Standard Time (JST).

• Amami Airport Terminal Building

  Items lost inside the terminal building (the page also lists paid waiting-room reservations on this line)

  Phone

  +81-997-63-2251 (in Japan: 0997-63-2251)

  Hours (JST)

  8:00–19:00

  Source: official page (Japanese)

What to prepare before you inquire

• Whether you lost it inside the terminal building, in a shop or on a plane
• Date and approximate time you last had the item
• Airline and flight number, if you were travelling
• Item type, colour, brand, size, distinguishing marks, and what was inside
• Photos of the item or of an identical model, if you have them
• An email address and phone number where you can be reached

Already left Japan?

1. For the terminal building, call Amami Airport Terminal Building in the +81 format (drop the leading 0), within 8:00–19:00 JST. The page lists a phone number only; no online form is listed.
2. For an item left on the aircraft, contact the airline you flew. The airport’s page says the airline numbers are on its flight-information page, which we did not read.
3. For an item left in a shop or restaurant, contact that shop. The airport’s page says the numbers are on its facilities page, which we did not read.
4. If the item is confirmed found, ask how long it will be held and what is needed to release it. The page states neither.
5. Ask whether a representative may collect it and what documents are needed. The page does not say.
6. If you want us to call in Japanese or collect the item where the facility allows it, contact us with the confirmation you received. After we receive the item, we pack it and ship it internationally; we quote shipping methods and fees individually, and arrival dates are not guaranteed.

How Lost and Found Japan can help

• Contact the Terminal Building, the airline or the shop in Japanese and relay the answers to you
• Help you describe the item the way the desk asks
• Collect the item on your behalf, only where the facility allows a representative
• Pack the item and ship it internationally once we have it
• We cannot search the airport ourselves and we cannot make a facility release an item. We work within what the facility allows.

Lost and Found Japan is an independent private service. We are not an official airport, airline, customs or police lost-and-found desk. Consult with us.

Amami Airport lost and found: FAQ

Who do I contact about an item lost inside Amami Airport’s terminal building?

Amami Airport Terminal Building, on 0997-63-2251 (from overseas +81-997-63-2251), 8:00–19:00 JST, according to the Japanese inquiry page.

I left something on the plane at Amami Airport.

Contact the airline you flew. The airport’s inquiry page says to use the numbers on its flight-information page.

I lost something in a shop or restaurant at Amami Airport.

Contact that shop directly. The inquiry page says the numbers are on its facilities page.

Is the Amami Airport inquiry page available in English?

Yes, but the English page covers aircraft and shop items only. The terminal-building line and the 8:00–19:00 hours appear on the Japanese page.

Not confirmed on the official pages

We do not state the following because we could not confirm it from the official pages listed below. Please ask the facility directly.

• No contact number is printed for the prefectural car park (Amami Airport Management Office).
• We did not read the airport’s flight-information or facilities pages, so airline and shop numbers are not listed here.
• Retention period, proxy collection rules, required documents, shipping of found items by the airport, and fees are not stated on the page.
• The English inquiry page does not include the terminal-building line.