The is one of nine active
divisions of the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( ja, 陸上自衛隊, Rikujō Jieitai), , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service b ...
. The division is subordinated to the
Eastern Army and is headquartered at Camp Nerima in
Nerima
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City.
, the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are r ...
,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
. Its responsibility is the defense of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
and the
Chiba,
Ibaraki,
Kanagawa
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ...
,
Saitama,
Shizuoka
Shizuoka can refer to:
* Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture
* Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture
* Shizuoka Airport
* Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture
...
and
Yamanashi prefectures.
History
The division was raised on 18 January 1962 but dates back to the 1st District Corps (Tokyo) of the then
National Police Reserve
The , or NPR, was a lightly armed national police force established in August 1950 during the Allied occupation of Japan. In October 1952, it was expanded to 110,000 men and renamed as the . On July 1, 1954, it was reorganized as the Japan Groun ...
formed in 1950 and reformed in 1962 as an Infantry Division.
Organization
*Camp Nerima at
Nerima
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City.
, the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are r ...
,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
** 1st Division Headquarters Company
**1st Infantry Regiment (
Japanese
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* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
)
**1st Logistic Support Regiment (
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
)
*** 1st Maintenance Battalion
*** 2nd Maintenance Battalion
*** Supply Unit
*** Medical Unit
*** Transport Unit
** 1st NBC Weapon Defense Company
** 1st
Band
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Places
*Bánd, a village in Hungary
*Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania
*Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...
*
Camp Asaka at
Asaka
** 1st
Engineer
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Battalion (Combat) (
Japanese
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** Japanese diaspor ...
)
** 1st Reconnaissance Combat Battalion (
Japanese
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* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
), with
Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles and
Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles
*1st
Antiaircraft Artillery
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Battalion (
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
), with
Type 81 and
Type 93 Surface-to-air missile systems at
Camp Komakado in
Gotemba
is a city on the southeastern flank of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 88,370 in 36,096 households, and a population density of 450 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography ...
* 32nd Infantry Regiment (
Japanese
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* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
), at Camp Ōmiya in
Saitama
* 34th
Infantry
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Regiment (
Japanese
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** Japanese diaspor ...
), at
Camp Itazuma in Gotemba
* 1st Artillery Battalion (
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
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** Japanese diaspor ...
), at Camp Kita Fuji in
Oshino, with four batteries of
FH-70
The FH70 (field howitzer for the 1970s) is a towed howitzer in use with several nations.
History
In 1963, NATO agreed a NATO Basic Military Requirement 39 for close support artillery, either towed or tracked. Subsequently, Germany and UK sta ...
155mm towed howitzers
* 1st Aviation Squadron, at
Tachikawa Airfield
is an airfield in the city of Tachikawa, the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as the civil aviation with Japan's first scheduled air service.
History
Origins
Tach ...
, flying
UH-1J and
OH-6D helicopters
References
External links
Homepage 1st Division''(Japanese)''
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Division
Military units and formations established in 1962