(Japanese: 第2師団 Dai-Ni Shidan)
Silk embroidery on cloth base.
The 1st Division was raised on 18 January 1962 and is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Northern Army and is headquartered at Camp Asahikawa in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of North Western Hokkaidō.