# Chateraise Country Club Koumi

> Highland course at 1,300 m in Yatsugatake

Golf course in Nagano. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/chateraise-country-club-koumi

## Facts

- **Region:** Nagano
- **Address:** Matsubarako-kogen Koumi-machi, Minamisaku-gun Nagano 384-1103
- **Access:** ~150 min by car from tokyo station
- **Type:** mountain
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Length:** 6,785 yards (back tees) yards
- **Designer:** Koichiro Nezu
- **Established:** 1990 (Opened June 2, 1990)
- **Official website:** https://koumi.chateraisegolf.jp/
- **Tags:** Nagano, 18 Holes, Mountain, High Elevation, Mountain Views, Golf Resort, Water Hazards, Visitors Welcome, Chateraise Group, Onsen, On-Site Lodging, Self-Play Carts

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Natural hot spring 'Hoshizora no Yu' with outdoor bath and sauna, free for golfers
- **Carts:** Riding carts on paths; fairway access for an extra fee, reservation needed, not in bad weather
- **Greens:** Bent, one green per hole
- **Season:** Open roughly April to November; closed in winter
- **Booking:** Separate online booking for visitors via the club's website
- **Lodging:** Gateaux Kingdom Koumi resort hotel, about 1 km from the clubhouse
- **Shuttle Bus:** None; taxi about 15-20 min from JR Koumi Station
- **Practice Range:** 20 bays, 200-240 yards, plus approach and putting areas

## About the course

At 1,300 metres on the slopes of the Yatsugatake range in eastern Nagano, Chateraise Country Club Koumi opened in June 1990. Designed by Koichiro Nezu, the 18-hole, par-72 course plays 6,785 yards from the back tees across moderately rolling highland, with broad Kentucky bluegrass fairways, single bent greens, few blind shots and water, bunkers and a natural stream on the 5th hole to keep things strategic. The club likes to say the mountain air adds noticeable carry to every drive.

### Cool summer rounds high above the heat, _with a hot spring waiting at the end._

The low humidity makes this a classic summer escape, and the season runs from spring into late autumn when the larches turn gold. After the round golfers can soak for free in the Hoshizora no Yu natural hot spring, with outdoor baths and a sauna, and stay at the Gateaux Kingdom Koumi resort hotel a kilometre away. Lunch comes with a Chateraise dessert bar. The club is about 22 km from Yachiho-Kogen IC or roughly 40 km from Nagasaka IC via Nobeyama, and a short taxi ride from JR Koumi Station. Combine it with Lake Matsubara, the Nobeyama highlands and stargazing under some of Japan's darkest skies.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/chateraise-country-club-koumi#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.