The Imperial Japanese Army's was renumbered from the Imperial Guards Division in June 1943, when the 1st Guards Division was activated.
Its organization was:
2nd Guards Division 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment 4th Guards Infantry Regiment 5th Guards Infantry Regiment Guards Recon Regiment 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Guards Field Engineer Regiment Support units
See also Imperial Guard (Japan) Hirohara Shrine ‒ Last Shinto shrine in Southeast Asia, built by the 2nd Guards Division.
References Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981.
ja:近衛師団