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Kanto

The Kanto region lies on the east side of Honshu, the largest of the Japanese islands, and it embraces the Greater Tokyo Area, along with seven other prefectures. Over forty-two million people are estimated to live here, accounting for a third of the total population in the Land of the Rising Sun.

  1. Tokyo Golf Club

    Kanto, Japan

    Tokyo Golf Club

    You’ll need an invite to play here at Tokyo Golf Club but if you are lucky enough to receive one, take it immediately. This is a world-class golf course that is mature way beyond its years.

  2. Yokohama Country Club (West)

    Yokohama Country Club was founded in 1960 and over the following six years architect Takeo Aiyama designed and built both the East and West 18-hole layouts.

  3. Kasumigaseki (East)

    The East course at Kasumigaseki Country Club employs the traditional Japanese dual green system, one for the winter and one for the summer, which takes a bit of getting used if you’re not familiar with this feature.

  4. Abiko

    Kanto, Japan

    Abiko

    Yoshiro Hayashi won the Japan Open Golf Championship here at Abiko Golf Club way back in 1950, but the club hosted the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship as recently as 2009.

  5. Oarai

    Kanto, Japan

    Oarai

    Oarai is known by knowledgeable golfers as the location of Oarai Golf Club, one of the best golf courses in Japan.

  6. Nikko

    Kanto, Japan

    Nikko

    Originally designed by Seiichi Inoue and opened for play in 1955, the layout at Nikko Country Club is a lie of the land parkland golf course that wends its way through dense trees that frame many holes.

  7. Ryugasaki

    Kanto, Japan

    Ryugasaki

    Ryugasaki Country Club is another high quality parkland golf course from the prolific architect, Seiichi Inoue. Opened for play in 1958, Ryugasaki still has dual winter and summer greens in operation.

  8. Fujizakura

    Kanto, Japan

    Fujizakura

    ​Located in the northern foothills of Mount Fuji, Fujizakura Country Club is set at altitude in the heart of the popular resort area of Fuji Five Lakes.

  9. Tokyo Classic

    Kanto, Japan

    Tokyo Classic

    Built on the site of a former cedar tree farm, an hour’s drive west of downtown Tokyo, the course at Tokyo Classic was more than a decade in the making.

  10. Takanodai

    Kanto, Japan

    Takanodai

    A dual green Seiichi Inoue design from 1954, Takanodai Country Club has played host to the Japan Open on four occasions, most recently in 2011.