Golf Courses - JAPAN

‘Almost every hole has some bold natural feature, and for variety of scene and of strokes Hirono is difficult to beat. I can name no superior among British inland courses.’ C.H. Alison

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‘The scenery resembles that of the French Riviera, but at not a single spot between the Italian and Spanish frontiers can be found so superb a combination of sea, cliffs, trees and mountains.’ C.H....

First opened in 1929, the 36-hole Kasumigaseki Country Club is significant as not only the proud owner of the richly impressive East Course, but also as the first club to adopt the two-green policy...

Opening in 1930, the Abiko Golf Club was designed by Rokuro Akaboshi who was an eager student of golf design and followed Charles H. Alison closely on his travels through Japan that very year. Like...

Founded in 1913, the Tokyo Golf Club is an historic club that shifted twice before settling next door to Kasumigaseki Country Club on the outskirts of Tokyo in 1940. The club’s previous home was cl...

First opened in 1929, the 36-hole Kasumigaseki Country Club is significant as not only the proud owner of the richly impressive East Course, but also as the first club to adopt the two-green policy...

Koga is an unheralded but charming seaside golf club built through an undulating pine plantation close to the city of Fukuoka. In a similar mould to Newcastle in Australia and East London in South ...

Among Japan’s most famous classic courses, the Naruo Golf Club was initially founded on seaside land in 1920 by British ex-pats but shifted into the untouched hills outside Osaka during 1930. Scott...

Situated 45 minutes outside Osaka, the Ono Golf Club is a delightful hidden gem built within rolling hills and beside an attractive lake. The course was built during the 1960s and designed by a loc...

The course at Bonari Kogen Golf Club occupies a scenic site amid rolling woodlands. The prolific designer Ronald Fream made the most of the surroundings and the mountains in the distance to create ...