# Biwako Lakeside Golf Course

Golf course in Shiga. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/biwako-lakeside-golf-course

## Facts

- **Region:** Shiga
- **Address:** 2300 Konohamacho, Moriyama-shi Shiga 524-0104
- **Access:** ~45 min by car from kyoto station
- **Type:** parkland
- **Holes / par:** 27 / 105
- **Course rating:** 71.8
- **Established:** 1968
- **Official website:** https://ayahagolf.co.jp/biwako/
- **Tags:** Shiga, 27 Holes, Parkland, Flat Course, Lake View, Beginner Friendly, Visitors Welcome, Night Golf, Self-Play Carts, Near Kyoto, Near Osaka

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Large communal bath (closes 17:30)
- **Carts:** GPS riding carts with iPad navigation, fairway access when conditions allow (not on par 3s)
- **Booking:** Online or by phone; two-player rounds bookable three months ahead
- **Dress Code:** Jacket recommended on arrival except June–September; collared shirt, hat; no jeans, T-shirts or sandals
- **Rental Clubs:** Available, limited numbers so reserve in advance; rental shoes too
- **Practice Range:** Small 20-yard range with 5 bays, plus indoor golf studio

## About the course

Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake, a vast inland sea whose shores have defined Shiga Prefecture's identity and ecology for millennia. Biwako Ohashi Golf Club, established in 1968 near Moriyama City, sits in this remarkable lakeside landscape and delivers a 27-hole experience framed by one of Japan's most iconic natural vistas. The Biwako Ohashi bridge, one of the engineering landmarks of the region, provides the course's named backdrop, and on clear days the surrounding panorama of the lake, the Hira mountain range, and the distant peaks beyond is simply extraordinary.

### Japan's largest lake as your backdrop, 27 holes of gentle parkland: _Biwako Ohashi is Shiga golf at its most scenic._

The course rating of 71.8 places it in comfortable, enjoyable territory, and the generally flat lakeside terrain makes for a relaxed, walkable round that suits golfers of all abilities. The location near the JR Biwako Line and within easy reach of both Kyoto and Osaka makes it one of the most accessible courses in the Kansai region, ideal for golfers who want to combine a round with a visit to the nearby Enryakuji temple complex on Mount Hiei or the castle town of Hikone.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/biwako-lakeside-golf-course#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.