Camp Zama

Camp Zama
Zama and Sagamihara, Japan
Two U.S. airmen work atop a signal tower at Camp Zama in June 2002.
Type	Military installation
Site information
Owner	USA, with authority from Japan
Controlled by	United States Army
Site history
Built by	Imperial Japanese Army
Garrison information
Garrison	United States Army Japan/I Corps (Forward) U.S. Army Garrison - Japan 441st Military Intelligence Battalion Japan Engineer District 78th Signal Battalion Central Readiness Force, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 4th Engineer Group, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and others
Occupants	United States Army, Japan   Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Camp Zama Kastner Army Airfield Zama/Kastner Heliport
IATA: none ICAO: RJTR
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	US Army
Location	Camp Zama
Elevation AMSL	367 ft / 112 m
Coordinates	35°30′49″N 139°23′37″E / 35.51361°N 139.39361°E / 35.51361; 139.39361Coordinates: 35°30′49″N 139°23′37″E / 35.51361°N 139.39361°E / 35.51361; 139.39361
Website	www.usarj.army.mil
Map
RJTR Location in Japan
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 02 457 × 16 1,499 × 52 Asphalt 20 457 × 16 1,499 × 52 Asphalt
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Camp Zama (キャンプ座間^?) is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Tokyo.

Camp Zama is home to the U.S. Army Japan (USARJ)/I Corps (Forward), the U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan "Ninjas" , the 441st Military Intelligence Brigade, the Japan Engineer District (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), the 78th Signal Battalion and the Central Readiness Force and 4th Engineer Group of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Camp Zama is close to the Sagami River near the foothills of the Tanzawa Mountain Range, Kanagawa Prefecture. The installation falls in the Zama City limits while the two housing areas, Camp Zama and Sagamihara Family Housing Area (SFHA), are located in the adjacent Sagamihara City. Once considered rural, this area has transformed into an urban area. New housing developments and communities along with shopping centers have increased the population and made traffic extremely congested. Traveling from Tokyo and outlying U.S. military installations to Camp Zama averages from 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the time of day. However traveling from other parts of Kanagawa was made easier with the opening of the nearby Sagamihara/Aikawa Interchange which connects with the Ken-Ō Expressway in May 2012. The recommended method to travel to Camp Zama during times of peak road traffic is via the extremely reliable local public transportation train system. The closest train station to Camp Zama is the Odakyū Line's Sōbudai-mae Station.