Dai Juroku Shidan (16th division) of the Imperial Japanese Army was once located in Fukakusa, and its divisional headquarters were near 5 Chome, Fukakusa-Sujikaibashi.
大日本帝国陸軍第16師団(日本軍)が深草の地にあり、深草直違橋五丁目近傍には師団司令部が置かれた。