Miyazaki Golf Travel Guide
Subtropical Miyazaki golf that stays playable through the depths of winter. This guide groups 6 Miyazaki golf courses by area across Miyazaki City, Kiyotake and Nichinan, with the drive from your base, the character of each course and the booking terms that actually catch people out.
Miyazaki Country Club 宮崎カントリークラブView course details Miyazaki Airport sits only a few kilometers south of the city center, right beside Tayoshi Station, so a rental car or limousine bus reaches a city hotel quickly. Direct flights from Korea are not year-round, so most itineraries connect through Fukuoka or Kansai onto a domestic flight — build in a real transfer buffer before the first tee.
The character of the courses differs by district. Miyazaki Country Club and Oyodo Country Club opened side by side in 1960 as city-area layouts, while the International Airport Country Club, despite its name, actually sits inland in Tano — worth rechecking before you plan the transfer. Nichinan Kushima is a 7,000-yard-plus course credited to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the figure behind the Seibu/Kokudo golf-course empire, on Miyazaki's southern coast, and Zaronbai Golf Club lies in the northern town of Shintomi near the Saitobaru burial mounds.
Even by Kyushu standards Miyazaki has a mild, subtropical winter, so rounds stay comfortable from December through February, which is why it has long been a winter golf destination for Korean travelers. The June-July rainy season brings heavier rain, and midsummer humidity and UV make an early tee time worthwhile.
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.
On a two-night trip, play a round near the city or airport on arrival day, spend day two driving the Nichinan coast with a round at Kushima before returning to a city hotel, then fit one more round near Tayoshi on the departure morning to keep the driving efficient.
Drive times differ across Miyazaki City, Kiyotake and Nichinan. 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.
Even by Kyushu standards Miyazaki has a mild, subtropical winter, so rounds stay comfortable from December through February, which is why it has long been a winter golf destination for Korean travelers.
MONKEYTRAVEL MIYAZAKI GOLF COURSES
This is an area-based course guide rather than a ranking. Match each option to where you are staying, how many rounds you want and what else you plan to see.
Miyazaki Golf
Best forOpened in 1960, right beside the airport and Tayoshi Station
Miyazaki Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72, 6,585-yard course designed by Noriyuki Miyoshi and opened in 1960, close enough to Miyazaki Airport and Tayoshi Station to keep transfers to a minimum among the area's courses. It suits a tight arrival-afternoon or departure-morning round.
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Miyazaki Golf
Best forOpened in 1960 beside the Oyodo River, south of the city center
Miyazaki Oyodo Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72, 6,718-yard course designed by Oak Engineers and opened in 1960 in Nagamine, south of the city along the Oyodo River. It opened the same year as Miyazaki Country Club, but its riverside terrain gives the fairways more visible contour.
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Miyazaki Golf
Best forA 7,004-yard test that, despite its name, sits inland in Tano
Miyazaki International Airport Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72, 7,004-yard course designed by Tetsuhiro Ueda and opened in 1960 — despite its name, it sits inland in Tano rather than beside the airport itself. It is the longest of the three central courses, suiting golfers who play for distance, so confirm the real transfer time before booking.
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Miyazaki Golf
Best forOpened in 1991, a lakeside course on the route to Nichinan
Miyazaki Lakeside Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72, 6,872-yard course designed by Minoru Takito and opened in 1991, the newest course in the area. Located in Kiyotake on the route from the city down to the Nichinan coast, it fits neatly into the middle of a southbound itinerary.
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Miyazaki Golf
Best forA 7,042-yard course at the southern tip, credited to developer Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
Nichinan Kushima Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72, 7,042-yard course opened in 1972 and credited to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the Seibu/Kokudo Group figure behind golf-course development across Japan, making it the longest layout in the area. Sitting in Kushima at Miyazaki's southern tip, it pairs well with a Nichinan coastal drive, but allow a generous day given the round-trip distance from the city.
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Miyazaki Golf
Best forA northern course near the Saitobaru burial mounds
Miyazaki Zaronbai Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72, 6,984-yard course designed by Kimihiro Watanabe, in Shintomi in Koyu District north of the city. It shares a direction with the Saitobaru burial mounds, making it a good fit for an itinerary on the opposite axis from the southern Nichinan courses.
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ITINERARY IDEAS
Miyazaki Country Club sits right by Tayoshi Station and the airport, while Oyodo Country Club is in Nagamine just south of the city. This is the easiest axis for an arrival or departure round.
The International Airport Country Club is inland in Tano, not a short hop from the airport itself. Check the real drive time before building it into your route based on the name alone.
Lakeside Golf Club, opened in 1991, is the newest course in the area and sits on the route from the city down toward the Nichinan coast.
Nichinan Kushima Golf Course lies at Miyazaki's southern tip, a longer drive but one that pairs a coastal route with a 7,000-yard-plus test.
Zaronbai Golf Club sits north of the city in Shintomi, a good fit for an itinerary heading toward the Saitobaru burial mounds rather than south to Nichinan.
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