Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Music Corps

JGSDF Central Army Band at the JSDF Marching Festival 2012

The Music Corps (Japanese: 音楽隊, romanizedOngakutai) is a department of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force that is tasked with presiding over military bands in the JGSDF. Similarly, the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Air Self Defense Force each have a music corps. JGSDF military bands regularly participate in international festivals and take part in national and branch-related events. It is roughly the equivalent to the Royal Corps of Army Music (CAMUS) in the British Army or the Music Branch (Canadian Forces).