Eastern Army (Japan)
The Eastern Army is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered at Camp Asaka in Nerima, Tokyo. Its responsibility is the defense of the Kantō and the Northern half of the Chūbu region.Organization
- Eastern Army, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * 1st Division, at Camp Nerima in Nerima, responsible for the defense of Tokyo and the Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.
- * 12th Brigade, at Camp Soumagahara in Shintō, responsible for the defense of Gunma, Nagano, Niigata and Tochigi prefectures.
- * 1st Engineer Brigade, at Camp Koga in Koga
- ** 4th Engineer Group, at Camp Zama in Sagamihara
- ** 5th Engineer Group, at Camp Takada in Jōetsu
- ** 101st Equipment Company, at Camp Koga in Koga
- ** 301st Vehicle Company, at Camp Koga in Koga
- ** 306th Engineer Company, at Camp Matsumoto in Matsumoto
- ** 307th Engineer Company, at Camp Utsunomiya in Utsunomiya
- * Eastern Army Combined Brigade, at Camp Takeyama in Yokosuka
- ** 31st Infantry Regiment, at Camp Takeyama in Yokosuka
- ** 48th Infantry Regiment, at Camp Soumagahara in Shintō
- ** 3rd Basic Training Battalion, at Camp Itazuma in Gotemba
- ** 117th Training Battalion, at Camp Takeyama in Yokosuka
- ** Woman Army Corps Training Unit, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Matsudo in Matsudo, with Type 3 Chū-SAMs
- * Eastern Army Aviation Group, at Camp Tachikawa in Tachikawa
- ** 4th Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion, at Camp Kisarazu in Kisarazu
- ** Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion, at Camp Tachikawa in Tachikawa
- ** Eastern Army Meteorological Company, at Camp Tachikawa in Tachikawa
- ** Logistic Support Battalion, at Camp Tachikawa in Tachikawa
- * Eastern Army Signal Group, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- ** 105th Signal Battalion, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- ** 105th Command Center Signal Battalion, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- ** 304th Central Communication Company, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * Eastern Army Logistic Support Troop, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * Kantō Logistic Depot, at Camp Kasumigaura in Tsuchiura
- * Eastern Army Finance Service, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * Eastern Army Medical Service, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * Eastern Army Command Post Training Support, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * Eastern Army Intelligence Analysis, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
- * Eastern Army Band, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
