Camp Itazuma was established in April 1909 by the
Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility. After the end of
World War II, it came under the control of the
25th Infantry Division of the
United States Army in Japan, and was renamed “Middle Camp”. In 1962, after the conclusion of the
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, 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
disaster relief operations throughout Japan since that time. ==External links==