Camp Asaka

Camp Asaka
朝霞駐屯地
Oizumi-gakuen-cho Nerima, Tokyo 178-8501 Near Tokyo in Japan

Coordinates	35°46′53.06″N 139°35′47.13″E / 35.7814056°N 139.5964250°E / 35.7814056; 139.5964250
Area	909,701 m2
Site information
Controlled by	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
Built by	Imperial Japanese Army (as Junior Military Academy)
Garrison information
Garrison	Eastern Army

Camp Asaka is a base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It lies in four municipalities: Nerima, Tokyo; Asaka, Saitama; Wako, Saitama; and Niiza, Saitama. It serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Army.

The camp was originally the site of a golf course from 1930 to 1940. It served as the site of the Imperial Japanese Army Junior Military Academy from 1941 to 1945, and as a United States Army camp (Camp South Drake) from 1945 to 1960, during which time it housed part of the 1st Cavalry Division.

The Asaka Shooting Range was a firing range constructed on the site for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and hosted pistol and rifle shooting and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon.^[1] It is a proposed shooting venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

References

↑ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 134.

Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics

Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics
Heritage Zone	New National Stadium Yoyogi National Stadium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Nippon Budokan Tokyo International Forum Imperial Palace Garden Kokugikan Arena
Tokyo Bay Zone	Kasai Rinkai Park Oi Seaside Park Olympic Aquatic Centre Dream Island Archery Field Ariake Arena Olympic BMX Course Olympic Gymnastic Centre Ariake Coliseum Odaiba Marine Park Shiokaze Park Tatsumi International Swimming Center Tokyo Big Sight Sea Forest
Sites farther than 8 km	Asaka Shooting Range Musashino Forest Sport Centre Tokyo Stadium Kasumigaseki Country Club Saitama Super Arena Makuhari Messe Equestrian Park Enoshima Izu Velodrome Japan Cycle Sports Center
Football stadia	Olympic Stadium Tokyo Stadium International Stadium Yokohama Saitama Stadium Sapporo Dome Miyagi Stadium

Olympic venues in modern pentathlon
1912 Barkarby, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, Kaknäs, Östermalms IP, Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920 Olympisch Stadion 1924 Fontainebleau, Le Stand de Tir de Versailles, Piscine des Tourelles, Stade de Colombes 1928 Amersfoort, Hilversum, Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium, Schermzaal, Zeeburg Shooting Grounds 1932 160th Regiment State Armory, Los Angeles Police Pistol Range, Riviera Country Club, Sunset Fields Golf Club, Swimming Stadium 1936 Döberitz, Haus des Deutschen Sports, Olympic Swimming Stadium, Ruhleben, Wannsee Golf Course 1948 Aldershot, Bisley National Rifle Association Ranges, Royal Military Academy 1952 Hämeenlinna 1956 Oaklands Hunt Club, Royal Exhibition Building, Swimming/Diving Stadium, Williamstown 1960 Acqua Santa Golf Club Course, Palazzo dei Congressi, Passo Corese, Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Umberto I Shooting Range 1964 Asaka Nezu Park, Asaka Shooting Range, Kemigawa, National Gymnasium, Waseda Memorial Hall 1968 Campo Militar 1, Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall, Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool, Vicente Suárez Shooting Range 1972 Messegelände Fechthalle 2, Olympiastadion, Riding Facility, Riem; Schießanlage, Schwimmhalle 1976 Montreal Botanical Garden, Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont; Olympic Pool, Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie; Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal 1980 CSKA Football Fieldhouse, Dynamo Shooting Range, Swimming Pool - Olimpisky, Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex 1984 Coto de Caza, Heritage Park Aquatic Center 1988 Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Mongchontoseong, Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul Equestrian Park, Taenung International Shooting Range 1992 Cross-country course, Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range, Palau de la Metal·lúrgia, Piscines Bernat Picornell, Real Club de Polo de Barcelona 1996 Georgia International Horse Park, Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Georgia World Congress Center 2000 Sydney Baseball Stadium, Sydney International Aquatic Centre, The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004 Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre 2008 Olympic Green Convention Center, Olympic Sports Centre, Ying Tung Natatorium 2012 Aquatics Centre, Greenwich Park, Copper Box, Royal Artillery Barracks 2016 Deodoro Aquatics Centre, Deodoro Stadium, Youth Arena

Olympic venues in shooting
1896: Kallithea 1900: Boulogne-Billancourt, Satory 1908: Bisley Ranges, Uxendon Shooting School Club 1912: Råsunda IP 1920: Beverloo Camp, Hoogboom Military Camp 1924: Camp de Châlons, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Le Stade Olympique Reims, Le Stand de Tir de Versailles 1932: Los Angeles Police Pistol Range 1936: Wannsee Shooting Range 1948: Bisley National Rifle Association Ranges 1952: Huopalahti, Malmi Rifle Range 1956: Royal Australian Air Force, Laverton Air Base, Williamstown 1960: Cesano Infantry School Range, Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand, Umberto I Shooting Range 1964: Asaka Shooting Range, Tokorozawa Shooting Range 1968: Vicente Suárez Shooting Range 1972: Schießanlage 1976: Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie 1980: Dynamo Shooting Range 1984: Prado Regional Park 1988: Taenung International Shooting Range 1992: Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range 1996: Wolf Creek Shooting Complex 2000: Sydney International Shooting Centre 2004: Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre 2008: Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field, Beijing Shooting Range Hall 2012: Royal Artillery Barracks 2016: Olympic Shooting Centre 2020: Asaka Shooting Range

Coordinates: 35°46′47″N 139°34′49″E / 35.779855°N 139.580344°E / 35.779855; 139.580344

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