Hokuriku
Golf between mountain, sea and onsen country
Kaga and Noto bring sea winds, mountain horizons and a quiet ryokan culture to the rhythm of a round.
- Onsen and ryokan in Kaga
- Kanazawa craft and cuisine
- Journeys between coast and mountains
APGA COURSE GUIDE · JAPAN
Japan’s great coursesIn their places
A great course is more than a tee time. Its architecture, competitive history, club culture and surrounding life all shape the reason to travel. APGA reads Japanese golf in that fuller context.
Explore the regionsGOLF AS A DESTINATION
Travel JapanThrough its great courses
A course is a point of entry to its region. We place golf alongside the landscapes, stays, food and cultural encounters that reveal a fuller Japan.
Kyushu
A golfing coast shaped by climate and light
Pines and sea wind, volcanic silhouettes and southern light: Fukuoka, Miyazaki and Kagoshima offer distinct golf and distinct stays.
- Fukuoka’s food culture
- A coastal stay in Miyazaki
- Kagoshima’s volcanic landscape
Kansai
Where Japan’s classic course tradition is read
Hyogo brings course architecture, club tradition and the staying power of Kobe into one considered golf destination.
- Kobe dining and hotels
- Great courses and their architects
- Castle towns and rural landscapes
Kanto
Foundational clubs within reach of Tokyo
In Saitama, historic clubs carry Japan’s competitive story forward while remaining within reach of the capital.
- Access from Tokyo
- Touchpoints with championship history
- A contrast of city and calm
COURSE PROFILES
A considered introduction to Japan’s leading courses through architecture, championship memory, club tradition and place.
Genkai Sea & pines Fukuoka, Kyushu
Koga Golf Club
A Fukuoka championship course where sea wind and pine ask for clear decisions.
- Opened
- 1953
- Holes / Par
- 18 / 72
Japanese classic Hyogo, Kansai
Hirono Golf Club
C. H. Alison’s design language, grounded in the Japanese landscape.
- Opened
- 1932
- Holes / Par
- 18 / 72
The Kaga landscape Ishikawa, Hokuriku
Katayamazu Golf Club · Hakusan Course
Hakusan and a pine-framed landscape give golf in Kaga its particular scale.
- Opened
- 1956
- Scale
- Three courses · 54 holes
Black pines & tournament golf Miyazaki, Kyushu
Phoenix Country Club
Miyazaki’s black-pine stage for decades of international tournament golf.
- Opened
- 1971
- Holes / Par
- 27 / 108
A mountain-links character Hyogo, Kansai
Naruo Golf Club
A historic Japanese mountain course whose character follows the land.
- Founded
- 1920
- Holes / Par
- 18 / 70
A cornerstone of club history Saitama, Kanto
Tokyo Golf Club
One of Japan’s earliest home-grown clubs, still central to competitive golf.
- Founded
- 1913
- Courses
- Asaka · Chichibu
An international stage Saitama, Kanto
Kasumigaseki Country Club
A course through which Japan’s international golf story can be read.
- Founded
- 1929
- Courses
- East · West · 36 holes
The winds of Noto Ishikawa, Hokuriku
Tokinodai Country Club
Noto’s terrain and shifting winds give its two courses distinct identities.
- Opened
- 1972
- Courses
- Bijodai · Nosyudai
Beneath Kaimon-dake Kagoshima, Kyushu
Ibusuki Golf Club · Kaimon Course
Championship golf beneath Kaimon-dake in southern Kyushu.
- Opened
- 1968
- Holes / Par
- 18 / 72
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