# Bando Golf Club

Golf course in Ibaraki. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/bando-golf-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Ibaraki
- **Address:** 3377 Yuda, Bando-shi Ibaraki 306-0607
- **Access:** ~70 min by car from tokyo station
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Length:** 6,274 yards yards
- **Designer:** Makoto Harada
- **Established:** 1964
- **Tags:** Ibaraki, 18 Holes, Forest, Flat Course, Near Tokyo, Train Accessible, Visitors Welcome, Self-Play Carts

## Good to know

- **Carts:** Two-seat riding carts, fairway access in all weather; GPS on some plans
- **Greens:** Bent and Korai, two greens per hole
- **Booking:** Online via Rakuten GORA; weekend cancellations within 3 days incur a fee
- **Dress Code:** Golf-appropriate attire; soft spikes only
- **Closed Days:** No regular closing day; closed last Monday of January and February
- **Shuttle Bus:** From Moriya Station (Tsukuba Express) at 8:10, reservation needed; weekdays min. 4 players
- **Rental Clubs:** Available (shoes too)
- **Practice Range:** 11 bays, 70 yards, plus approach and bunker practice

## About the course

Set on flat ground near Bando in southwestern Ibaraki, Bando Golf Club has been welcoming golfers since 1964. Designed by Makoto Harada, the 18-hole, par-72 layout measures 6,274 yards and threads its way through mature woodland, where tree lines and well-placed bunkers reward accuracy far more than raw power. Two-seat riding carts are allowed onto the fairways in any weather, and each hole has two greens, one bent and one Korai.

### A classic Kanto woodland round, _without the long drive._

The appeal here is ease and value: a relaxed, unpretentious club with a gentle walk and a course that asks you to think about position off every tee. Bando IC on the Ken-O Expressway is only a few minutes away, putting the club roughly an hour from central Tokyo by car, and those without a car can ride the club bus from Moriya Station on the Tsukuba Express (reservations required). It makes an easy day trip from the capital, and the nearby Tone River plains and the town of Tsukuba, with its science museums and Mt. Tsukuba hiking, round out a day in rural Ibaraki.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/bando-golf-club#request (or with an AI assistant through the Play Golf Tokyo MCP server: https://mcp.play-golf-tokyo.com/mcp). Send preferred dates, time of day, format and players; our team books with the club in Japanese and emails the confirmation.
- **Open rounds to join:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/community
- Green fees are paid at the club on the day.