Karuizawa 72 Golf
Seventy-two holes in Japan's oldest summer resort town.
Karuizawa has been Tokyo's mountain escape since the Meiji era, and the golf matches the setting: larch and birch, cool highland air, volcanic Mount Asama on the skyline. Four distinct courses on one estate mean a group can play a different eighteen every morning without moving hotels — and the town's restaurants and onsen make the afternoons easy.
Why we book it
- Four courses, from a gentle resort eighteen to a championship test
- Seventy minutes from Tokyo Station by Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Ideal for mixed-ability groups travelling together
On the championship course, a reachable finisher below the peak of Mount Asama.
Best months
May – October
Visitor access
Open to visitors. Book early for the August holiday peak.
Caddies & carts
Self-drive carts standard
Green fee from
¥16,000 per player, varying by season and day of week.
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