Kagoshima Golf Travel Guide
A southern Kyushu golf escape framed by volcano views and hot springs. This guide groups 8 Kagoshima golf courses by area across Sakurajima, Kirishima and Ibusuki, with the drive from your base, the character of each course and the booking terms that actually catch people out.
Golden Palm Country Club ゴールデンパームカントリークラブView course details MONKEYTRAVEL KAGOSHIMA GOLF COURSES
Use the courses across Sakurajima, Kirishima and Ibusuki to shape a trip around your base, number of rounds and the sightseeing or onsen time you want to keep. The first tee and the post-round journey can transform the day.
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Best forA J. Michael Poellot design stretching 7,083 yards
Golden Palm Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course completed in 1995 by American architect J. Michael Poellot, running out to 7,083 yards, among the longer layouts in southern Kyushu. It sits close enough to Kagoshima City to fit a first round without giving up your sightseeing base.
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Best forViews of the Koshikijima Islands and the Kirishima range
Iriki Shiroyama Golf Club is an 18-hole course opened in May 1990 to a design by Taizo Kawada, built into the Yaeyama highlands so it takes in views of the Koshikijima Islands in the East China Sea alongside the Kirishima mountain range. Since it sits inland west of Kagoshima, allow extra time for the drive and for wet-weather roads.
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Best forA Graham Marsh design overlooking Sakurajima
Kagoshima Garden Golf Club is an 18-hole, 6,723-yard, par-72 course completed in 1993 by Australian architect and pro golfer Graham Marsh, with ponds and creeks built from natural stone set against views of Sakurajima and Kirishima. Its location makes it easy to add a round without giving up a Kagoshima City sightseeing base.
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Best forOpened in 1959, with a famous 16th hole dropping from 250 meters up
Nangoku Country Club is a mountain-style, 18-hole, 6,246-yard, par-72 course designed by Kiyoji Kumeda and opened in 1959, whose front-nine 16th hole is famous for its tee shot from 250 meters up, dropping dramatically toward Kinko Bay. Just 15 minutes from central Kagoshima by car, it pairs easily with a southern-Kagoshima sightseeing route.
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Best forA tropical-themed course planted with 700 palms
Yunoura Country Club, designed by Mitsuaki Kobayashi, plants around 700 Washingtonia palms, phoenix palms and cycads around its Southern European-style clubhouse and fairways for a distinctly tropical feel. Large ponds cross seven holes and subtle undulations add challenge, making it a fitting round before or after an Ibusuki Onsen stay.
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Best forA 1990-opened hilly course with korai-grass greens
Green Hill Country Club is an 18-hole, hilly course opened in March 1990, built with korai (zoysia) single greens and a layout designed to make the most of the terrain for players from beginners to low handicappers. Sitting on the route toward Kirishima, it suits combining the round with onsen and nature sightseeing.
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Best forA 1969-opened championship-style course on the Osumi Peninsula
Osumi Country Club is an 18-hole, 6,891-yard, par-72 course designed by Shoichi Suzuki and opened in 1969, known for a championship-caliber layout set across gently rolling terrain. It works well as the final stop on a longer golf tour that extends south of Sakurajima onto the Osumi Peninsula.
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Best forOpened in 1995, just 10 minutes from the airport
Mizobe Country Club is an 18-hole, 6,801-yard, par-72 course designed by Mitsuaki Kobayashi and opened in 1995, just 10 minutes by car from both Kagoshima Airport and the Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport interchange. With the Kirishima range to the east and Sakurajima to the south, it's a practical choice for a round right before or after a flight.
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Kagoshima Airport is not in the city but in Mizobe in Kirishima. That makes a round near the airport easy on an arrival or departure day, and the city is about forty minutes away by limousine bus.
Many layouts look out toward Sakurajima or use the volcanic terrain. Ibusuki and Kirishima hot springs sit to the south and north respectively, so which onsen you book changes which courses are practical.
Being in southern Kyushu, winter rounds are usually possible. On days when Sakurajima drops ash, however, operations and course conditions can change, and in summer an early tee time helps.
Comparing a Japanese tee time on the headline green fee alone tends to produce a different number at the counter. Confirm whether cart, caddie or self play, lunch, locker and the local golf tax are included, then check rental clubs or shoes, minimum player counts, two-player supplements, payment method and whether overseas visitors can book. Clubs may also specify check-in times, dress codes and bathing etiquette, so submit player names accurately.
Landing, playing a round near Mizobe and staying at a Kirishima or Ibusuki onsen, then pairing a city-area eighteen with Sakurajima sightseeing on day two, keeps the driving to a minimum.
Drive times differ across Sakurajima, Kirishima and Ibusuki. Work backwards from your first tee, and group courses in the same direction to cut daily driving.
Check the product page for cart, caddie or self play, lunch, locker, local taxes and rental equipment in your chosen plan, and compare weekday against weekend rates.
Being in southern Kyushu, winter rounds are usually possible. On days when Sakurajima drops ash, however, operations and course conditions can change, and in summer an early tee time helps.
ITINERARY IDEAS
Mizobe Country Club and Green Hill Country Club sit between the airport and the Kirishima onsen. This is the easiest axis for an arrival-day round.
Golden Palm Country Club, Kagoshima Garden Golf Club and Nangoku Country Club are close to the city, which suits pairing a round with Sakurajima on the same day.
Yunoura Country Club lies toward Ibusuki. Consider it alongside a stay at the Ibusuki onsen, known for its sand baths.
Iriki Shiroyama Golf Club and Osumi Country Club involve longer drives but are quieter. Choose them when the schedule has slack.
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