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 (South Camp 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. It is the temporary shooting venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics. References Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics Defunct sports venues in Japan Olympic modern pentathlon venues Olympic shooting venues Sports venues in Saitama Prefecture Shooting ranges in Japan Military facilities in Tokyo Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bases