Camp Asaka is a base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It lies in four municipalities: Nerima, Tokyo; Asaka, Saitama; Wako, Saitama; and Niiza, Saitama. It serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Army.
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Camp Asaka | |
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朝霞駐屯地 | |
Oizumi-gakuen-cho Nerima, Tokyo 178-8501 Near Tokyo in ![]() | |
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Coordinates | 35°46′53.06″N 139°35′47.13″E |
Area | 909,701 m2 |
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Site history | |
Built | 1941 (1941) |
Built by | Imperial Japanese Army (as Junior Military Academy) |
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Garrison | Eastern Army |
The camp was originally the site of a golf course from 1930 to 1940. It served as the site of the Imperial Japanese Army Junior Military Academy from 1941 to 1945, and as a United States Army camp (South Camp Drake) from 1945 to 1960, during which time it housed part of the 1st Cavalry Division.
The Asaka Shooting Range was a firing range constructed on the site for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and hosted pistol and rifle shooting and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon.[1] It is the temporary shooting venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
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