The Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF; Japanese: 海軍特別陸戦隊, romanized: Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were standalone naval infantry units in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were a part of the IJN land forces.

Starting in the Meiji Era the navy began to raise units unofficially known as Special Naval Landing Forces.

In 1927 some of these SNLF units were unified under command of the Shanghai Naval Landing Force and saw action in China from 1932 in the January 28 Incident.

Like all landing forces they often experienced heavy casualties when faced with determined resistance, such as at the Battle of Milne Bay.

This was due to their offensive spirit and unwillingness to surrender, and when completely out of ammunition, they sometimes resorted to hand-to-hand fighting with their swords and bayonets.

After a year of occupation, with reinforcements from thousands of Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) soldiers, they completely evacuated on July 28, 1943 two weeks before Allied forces landed.

The uniforms of SNLF troops were exactly the same as those worn by members of the Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces.

Originally they wore their shipboard dress during ground combat as well, but in the mid 1930s it was replaced with a specialized land uniform.

The land uniform consisted of a green single breasted tunic with a stand and fall collar with three buttons which ran down the front, which is often referred to as Rikusenfuku (陸戦服).

The SNLF usually wore this uniform with the collar open over the IJN's white trimmed teeshirt, or a heat resistant khaki button-up shirt later in the war.