JAPAN

A golf course with a magnificent view of Tokyo Bay below

This golf course, with its magnificent views and reminiscent of a luxury Southern European resort, was originally planned as a members-only club by Mitsui & Co., Tokyu Real Estate and others.

The design was done by Dai-Nippon Construction Co., Ltd., a construction company under the umbrella of both NIPPO, the largest road paving company in Japan, and Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.

The 6,515-yard, 18-hole, par 72 course has beautiful hilly scenery, but the course also crosses valleys and the fairways have many ups and downs, making it difficult to get a sense of distance, and the fairways are narrowed by hazards and OB lines.

A course with a 65-year history and a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji from every hole

It is a beautiful course where you can see the sacred mountain Mt. Fuji from almost every hole, including the clubhouse and starting hole, as the name suggests. What’s more, the course is not located at the foot of Mt. Fuji, but is at a suitable distance and height, so you can see the entire Mt. Fuji from the top to the foot of the mountain.

The course was designed by Shiro Akahoshi, who returned from America and introduced authentic golf to Japan.

The total length of the course is 6,771 yards and a par of 72. Now, let’s take a look at each hole while enjoying the spectacular view of Mt. Fuji.

Karuizawa, Japan’s most popular highland resort area, has many golf courses, and in the summer it becomes a mecca for golf, attracting many golfers from the metropolitan area.

This course is basically a two-some play, so there is no such concern, and you can easily play a round with a two-seater passenger-cart. In addition, although it is an 18-hole through-play, the cart can be driven onto the fairways within the course, so you can play smoothly without feeling tired. This is also relatively uncommon on Japanese golf courses.

Moreover, the altitude is close to 1,000m, so it is cool even in summer, and it is a beautiful highland resort course where you can see the magnificent volcano Mt. Asama, separated by larch and fir trees. The total length is 5,706 yards, and it is a short par 70. The fairways are relatively wide, but the course layout is skillfully arranged with ups and downs like a plateau and a large pond that reflects the surrounding mountains, so you can fully enjoy the real pleasure of golf.

Surrounded by the sea and greenery, the elegant resort hotel with 90 years of history and the dynamic and breathtaking golf course that makes use of the natural terrain is a longing course that you want to play once.

“Fuji Course” is a famous course that represents Japan and continues to be selected as the best course ranking in the world, including the US golf magazine “100 Golf Courses in the World”. along with Turnberry in Scotland, which boasts one of the most scenic spots in the British Open Course, and Pebble Beach in US, which is said to have been created only by God and has held the US Open six times, it is famous around the world.

The Fuji Course is also famous as the stage for professional golf tournaments, and since 1981 the men’s “Fujisankei Classic” has been held 24 times, and since 2005 it has become the stage for the popular women’s professional “Fujisankei Ladies Classic” and continues to produce numerous great games and dramas every year.

Born at the dawn of golf in Japan, Naruo Golf Club has since spun the history of this elegant sport culture in Japan while tossed about by the waves of hardship in the past, currently celebrating its 100th anniversary.

The course was built by hand at a time when heavy machinery was scarce, taking advantage of the natural terrain. It still breathes the spirit of the famous British course architect, C.H. Alison and is known as Japan’s leading on-mountain links throughout the world for its artistic beauty, but also for its toughness.

The course is infinitely beautiful and impregnable, and we could call it a “Beautiful Monster”. But it is also a pride of Japan, with a charm that will keep you coming back for more. That is “Naruo”.

The stage of the battle that is handed down, a beautiful course full of dignity

There is a beautiful 36-hole champion course “Lake Biwa Country Club” in Ritto City, which is a little inland from the shore of Lake Biwa, and in the town of Horse, which is famous for the training center of the Japan Racing Association.

The Lake Biwa Country Club opened in 1959, about 30 years after the Japan Open Championship began, with 9 holes (Ritto Course) as the first golf course in Shiga Prefecture.
The opportunity to open the course was planned by Ritto Town as part of the town development in anticipation of the opening of the Tomei Expressway, and the construction of a golf course proceeded by requested to Yanmar Diesel Co., Ltd., a leading company that has many manufacturing bases in Shiga Prefecture. In 1960, the year after the opening, 9 holes (Lake Biwa course) were added to 18 holes, and in 1968, 9 holes (Mikami course) were added to make a total of 36 holes.