# Cherry Golf Hitoyoshi Course

Golf course in Kumamoto. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/cherry-golf-hitoyoshi-course

## Facts

- **Region:** Kumamoto
- **Address:** 2364, Yanase, Sagara-mura, Kuma-gun Kumamoto 868-0095
- **Access:** ~80 min by car from kumamoto airport
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 72
- **Length:** 6,417 yards (back tees) yards
- **Designer:** Ken Sato, Teruo Sugihara (supervised)
- **Established:** 1977
- **Official website:** https://cherry-group.jp/course_hitoyoshi/
- **Tags:** Kumamoto, 18 Holes, Hilly Course, Water Hazards, Cherry Golf Group, Visitors Welcome, Beginner Friendly, Onsen Nearby

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Large communal bath
- **Greens:** Korai, one green per hole
- **Practice Range:** Putting green and chipping area (no driving range listed)

## About the course

Cherry Golf Hitoyoshi Course sits in Sagara Village in the Kuma basin of southern Kumamoto, just five minutes from the Hitoyoshi interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. Opened in 1977 and designed by Ken Sato under the supervision of tour great Teruo Sugihara, it is an 18-hole, par-72 hillside layout of about 6,400 yards. Ponds and mature trees are placed with care, the Korai greens are single and true, and the short walks between holes give the round an easy, unhurried flow that has made it a favorite with seniors and women golfers.

### Seasonal trees, quiet ponds, _and a pace that lets you savor the valley._

After the round, a large bath in the clubhouse helps you unwind, and the Hitoyoshi Onsen hot-spring town is only a short taxi ride away, about seven minutes from Hitoyoshi Station. This corner of Kyushu is known for the Kuma River, famous for its rapids and river boats, the thatched-roof Aoi Aso Shrine and local kuma shochu distilled from rice. It makes a peaceful overnight stop between Kumamoto and Kagoshima for golfers who want to see a slower, more traditional side of Japan.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/cherry-golf-hitoyoshi-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.