The 3rd Division (第3師団) is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

The division is subordinated to the Central Army and is headquartered in Itami, Hyōgo.

[1] Its responsibility is the defense of the Hyōgo, Kyōto, Nara, Ōsaka, Shiga and Wakayama prefectures.

The division was raised on 18 January 1962.