Camp Takigahara was established in 1908 by the
Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility. 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==