Operational Regions
Headquartered in Tokyo, the JCG has divided the nation into eleven regions to facilitate its coast guard operations. Each region maintains a Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, under which there are various Coast Guard Offices, Coast Guard Stations, Air Stations, Hydrographic Observatory, and Traffic Advisory Service Centers.
- 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Otaru, Hokkaidō (including southern Kuril islands)
- 2nd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Shiogama, Miyagi
- 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Yokohama
- 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Nagoya
- 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Kobe
- 6th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Hiroshima
- 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Kitakyūshū
- 8th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Maizuru, Kyoto
- 9th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Niigata, Niigata
- 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Kagoshima
- 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters: Naha, Okinawa (including Senkaku Islands)
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