Camp Komakado was established in April 1936 by the
Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility, and by 1943 it had become the central training school for Japan's
heavy artillery regiments. After the end of
World War II, Camp Komakado came under the control of the
United States Army in Japan, and was renamed “South Camp”. In 1960, 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 artillery and armor under the post-war Ground Japan Self-Defense Force. The JSDF 1st Tank Battalion has been based at Camp Komakado since 1962. The
International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit of the JGSDF
Central Readiness Force has been based at Camp Komakado since 2007. ==Organization==