JGSDF Camp Takigahara
| JGSDF Camp Takigahara | |
|---|---|
滝ヶ原駐屯地 | |
| Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military Base |
| Controlled by | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Location | |
JGSDF Camp Takigahara JGSDF Camp Takigahara | |
| Coordinates | 35°19′24″N 138°52′34″E / 35.32333°N 138.87611°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1909 |
| In use | 1909-1945 Imperial Japanese Army 1945-1960 United States Army 1960-present Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
JGSDF Camp Takigahara (滝ヶ原駐屯地, Takigahara-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, and is located across a road from Camp Fuji of the United States Marine Corps .
History
Camp Takigahara was established in 1908 by the Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility.[1] After the end of World War II, it came under the control of the United States Army in Japan, and was renamed “North Camp”. The US Army turned over half of North Camp to the United States Marine Corps in 1953, with the other half (across the street from present-day Camp Fuji) was eventually turned over the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force as the Takigahara Garrison.
In 1974, Takigaha was elevated to the status of a full base, and reestablished as a training facility for the post-war Ground Japan Self-Defense Force. Camp Takigahara oversees operations of the large joint-use East Fuji Maneuver Area.
Units from Camp Takigahara cooperated in the filming of the 2001 movie Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.
Organization
- JGSDF Fuji School (Combined Training)
- Infantry School Regiment (Mechanized)
- Fuji Training School
- JGSDF Training Evaluation Unit
References
- ^ 着隊案内 自衛官候補生 [Introductory Information for Self-Defense Force Candidates] (PDF) (in Japanese). 陸上自衛隊 普通科教導連隊. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2025.