JGSDF Camp Komakado
Military base in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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JGSDF Camp Komakado (駒門駐屯地, Komakado-chūtonchi) is a military base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, located in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of several military facilities located in the foothills of Mount Fuji.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force| JGSDF Camp Komakado | |
|---|---|
駒門駐屯地 | |
| Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military Base |
| Controlled by | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Location | |
  JGSDF Camp Komakado Location within Shizuoka Prefecture  JGSDF Camp Komakado Location within Japan | |
| Coordinates | 35°15′25″N 138°54′09″E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1936 |
| In use | 1936-1945 Imperial Japanese Army 1945-1960 United States Army 1960-present Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
History
Camp Komakado was established in April 1936 by the Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility, and by 1943 it had become the central training school for Japan's heavy artillery regiments.
After the end of World War II, Camp Komakado came under the control of the United States Army in Japan, and was renamed “South Camp”.
In 1960, after the conclusion of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the base was returned to the control of the Japanese government and reestablished as a training facility for artillery and armor under the post-war Ground Japan Self-Defense Force. The JSDF 1st Tank Battalion has been based at Camp Komakado since 1962.
The International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit of the JGSDF Central Readiness Force has been based at Camp Komakado since 2007.
Organization
The following are units currently stationed in Camp Komakado:[1][2]
Agencies Directly Under the Minister of Defense
Units Subordinate to Ground Component Command
Units Subordinate to the Eastern Army
- 1st Division
- 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
- 1st Logistics Support Regiment
- 2nd Maintenance Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Direct Support Unit: Supports the 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Maintenance Battalion
- JGSDF Eastern Army System Signal Group
- 105th Base Systems Communications Battalion
- 305th Base Systems Communications Company
- Komagata Detachment
- 305th Base Systems Communications Company
- 105th Base Systems Communications Battalion
- Eastern Army Accounting Unit
- 433rd Accounting Unit
- Komagata Liaison Team
- 433rd Accounting Unit
- Komagata Garrison Operations Unit
Units Directly Under the Minister of Defense
- Military Police Unit
- JGSDF Eastern Army Military police Group
- 128th District Military Police Unit
- Komagate Liaison Team
- 128th District Military Police Unit
- JGSDF Eastern Army Military police Group
Organizations Under the Ground Self-Defense Force Supply Headquarters
- JGSDF Kanto Logistics Depot
- Fuji Fuel Branch Office
Joint Organizations
- JSDF Shizuoka Provincial Cooperation Office
- Fuji Regional Support Center
Nearest Major Transportation Routes
- Expressway: Tomei Expressway Gotemba IC, Susono IC
- General Roads: Japan National Route 246, Japan National Route 469, Shizuoka Prefectural Route 155 (Takigahara–Fujioka Line), Shizuoka Prefectural Route 394 (Numazu–Koyama Line)
- Rail: JR Gotemba Line Fujioka Station (Shizuoka)
- Bus Routes: Fujikyu Mobility Special Needs School Line, Mishima Line (Osaka Bus Stop)
- Ports: Shimizu Port (International Hub Port), Tagonoura Port (Important Port), Yokohama Port (International Strategic Port)
- Airports: Haneda Airport
