JDS Noshiro (DE-223) was the tenth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

[1] Yoshiro was laid down on 27 January 1976 at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano and launched on 23 December 1976.

The vessel was commissioned on 30 June 1977 into the 33rd Escort Corps of the Yokosuka District Force.

On March 27, 1982, the 35th Escort Corps was reorganized under the control of the Ominato District Force.

The total itinerary during commissioning reached 541,588.9 nautical miles, about 25 laps around the globe.