The is one of five active

Armies An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

of the

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( ja, 陸上自衛隊, Rikujō Jieitai), , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service b ...

headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Its responsibility is the defense of the

Tōhoku region The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Tōhoku reta ...

Organization

North Eastern Army, in Sendai ** JGSDF 6th Division

6th Division, in

Higashine is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 47,910 in 17868 households, and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Located on the eastern shore of ...

, responsible for the defense of

Fukushima may refer to: Japan * Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture ** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ***Fukushima University, national university in Japan *** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...

, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. ** JGSDF 9th Division

9th Division, in Aomori, responsible for the defense of

Akita is a Japanese name and may refer to: Places * 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid * Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan * Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan * Akita, Kumamoto ...

, Aomori and Iwate prefectures. ** 2nd Engineer Brigade, in Shibata *** 10th Engineer Group (Construction), in Shibata *** 11th Engineer Group (Construction), in

*** 104th Equipment Company, in Shibata *** 312th Vehicle Company, in Shibata ** North Eastern Army Combined (Training) Brigade, in Sendai *** 38th Infantry Regiment, in

Tagajō is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 62,869 in 27,869 households, and a population density of 3,200 people per km². The total area of the city is . The city was named after Taga Castle, the c ...

*** 2nd Basic Training Battalion, in Sendai *** 119th Training Battalion, in Tagajō ** North Eastern Army Artillery Unit, in Sendai *** 4th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, at Camp Hachinohe, in

Hachinohe is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city ...

(

Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile The Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile (88式地対艦誘導弾, SSM-1) is a truck-mounted anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the late 1980s. It is a land-based version of the air-launched Type 80 (ASM-1) missile; ...

) *** 304th Observation Battery, in Sendai ** 101st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe ( MIM-23 Hawk) ** North Eastern Army Signal Group, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army Aviation Group, in Sendai *** 2nd Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe *** North Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion, in Sendai *** North Eastern Army Meteorological Company, in Sendai *** Logistic Support Battalion, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army Logistic Support, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army Finance Service, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army Command Post Training Support, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army

Military Intelligence Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders in their decisions. This aim is achieved by providing an assessment of data from a ...

, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army

Band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary *Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania *Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...

, in Sendai ** North Eastern Army Medical Service, in Sendai ** Tōhoku Logistic Depot, in Sendai Japan Ground Self-Defence Forces North Eastern Army OrBat

Japan Ground Self-Defence Forces North Eastern Army OrBat

External links

North Eastern Army Homepage
''(Japanese)'' {{JGSDF Units Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Military units and formations established in 1960