•   Northern Army, at Camp Sapporo in Sapporo
  •   2nd Division, at Camp Asahikawa in Asahikawa, responsible for the defense of North Western Hokkaidō
  •   5th Brigade, at Camp Obihiro in Obihiro, responsible for the defense of North Eastern Hokkaidō
  •   7th Division (Armored), at Camp Higashi Chitose in Chitose, responsible for the defense of Southern Hokkaidō
  •   11th Brigade, at Camp Makomanai in Sapporo, responsible for the defense of South Western Hokkaidō
  • 1st Artillery Brigade, at Camp Kita Chitose in Chitose
  • 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, at Camp Higashi Chitose
    • 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Higashi Chitose (MIM-23 Hawk)
    • 4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Nayoro in Nayoro (MIM-23 Hawk)
    • 101st Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Battery, at Camp Shizunai in Shinhidaka
  • 3rd Engineer Brigade, at Camp Eniwa in Eniwa
    • 12th Engineer Group (Construction), at Camp Iwamizawa in Iwamizawa
    • 13th Engineer Group (Construction), at Camp Horobetsu in Noboribetsu
    • 14th Engineer Group (Construction), at Camp Kamifurano in Kamifurano
    • 105th Equipment Company, at Camp Eniwa in Eniwa
    • 303rd Vehicle Company, at Camp Eniwa in Eniwa
  • Northern Army Combined Brigade (Training), at Camp Higashi Chitose
    • 52nd Infantry Regiment, at Camp Makomanai in Sapporo
    • 1st Basic Training Battalion, at Camp Higashi Chitose
    • 120th Training Battalion, at Camp Makomanai in Sapporo
    • Cold Weather Combat Training Unit, at Camp Makomanai in Sapporo
  • 1st Electronic Warfare Unit (3x Electronic Warfare companies), at Higashi Chitose
  • Northern Army Signal Group (2x Signal battalions), at Camp Sapporo
  • Northern Army Aviation Group, at Camp Okadama in Sapporo
    • 1st Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion, at Camp Obihiro in Obihiro
    • Northern Army Helicopter Battalion, in Sapporo
    • Northern Army Meteorological Company, in Sapporo
    • Logistic Support Battalion, in Sapporo
  • Northern Army Logistic Support, at Camp Shimamatsu in Eniwa
  • Northern Army Finance Service, at Camp Sapporo
  • Northern Army Medical Service, at Camp Makomanai
  • Northern Army Band, at Camp Makomanai
  • Northern Army Command Post Training Support, at Camp Higashi Chitose
  • Northern Army Military Intelligence, at Camp Sapporo
    • 301st Coastal Observation Unit, in Wakkanai
    • 302nd Coastal Observation Unit, in Shibetsu
    • Northern Army Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fleet, in Shinhidaka
    • Northern Army Movement Surveillance Team, in Kutchan
  • Northern Army Ground-to-Ship and Anti-Tank Unit, at Camp Kutchan in Kutchan with 3x platoons with Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile Systems
  • Hokkaidō Logistic Depot, at Camp Shimamatsu, overseeing 10 fuel and ammunition depots on Hokkaido Island

Note: The Japanese Defense Intelligence Headquarters also has a classified SIGINT unit based at Camp Higashi Chitose.

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