is a military base of the

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, located in

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. It is one of several military facilities located in the foothills of

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History

Camp Itazuma was established in April 1909 by the

Imperial Japanese Army The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; , ''Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun'', "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan’s rapid modernization during th ...

as a training facility. After the end of

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, it came under the control of the 25th Infantry Division of the

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in Japan, and was renamed “Middle Camp”. In 1962, after the conclusion of the

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, the base was returned to the control of the Japanese government and reestablished as a training facility for the post-war Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It has been home to the JGSDF 34th Infantry Regiment, which has been active in various

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operations throughout Japan since that time.

External links

Japan Self-Defense Force home page
Itazuma Itazuma Military installations established in 1909 1909 establishments in Japan Gotemba, Shizuoka {{fort-stub