Eastern Army (Japan)

The Eastern Army is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered at Camp Asaka in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture. Its responsibility is the defense of the Kantō and the Northern half of the Chūbu region.

WWW mod.go.jp/gsdf/eae

Organization

Eastern Army, at Camp Asaka in Asaka

* 1st Division, at Camp Nerima in Nerima, responsible for the defense of Tokyo and the Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.
**1st Infantry Regiment, at Camp Nerima in Nerima
**32nd Infantry Regiment, at Camp Omiya in Saitama
**34th Infantry Regiment, at Camp Itazuma in Gotemba
* 12th Brigade, at Camp Soumagahara in Shintō, responsible for the defense of Gunma, Nagano, Niigata and Tochigi prefectures.
**2nd Infantry Regiment, at Camp Takada in Jōetsu
**13th Infantry Regiment, at Camp Matsumoto in Matsumoto
**30th Infantry Regiment, at Camp Shibata in Shibata
* 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 Asaka
* Eastern Army Field Artillery Regiment, at Camp Kita Fuji in Oshino
** 1st Artillery Battalion, at Camp Kita Fuji in Oshino
** 2nd Artillery Battalion, at Camp Utsunomiya in Utsunomiya　　
* 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 Asaka
** 105th Signal Battalion, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
** 105th Command Center Signal Battalion, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
** 304th Central Communication Company, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
* Eastern Army Logistic Support Troop, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
* Kantō Logistic Depot, at Camp Kasumigaura in Tsuchiura
* Eastern Army Finance Service, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
* Eastern Army Medical Service, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
* Eastern Army Command Post Training Support, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
* Eastern Army Intelligence Analysis, at Camp Asaka in Asaka
* Eastern Army Band, at Camp Asaka in Asaka