Daily Shigaraki Country Club
- Holes / Par
- 27 / 108
- Course rating
- 73.5
- Established
- 1988
- From Kyoto Station
- ~60 min by car
Forest golf in the hills of Shigaraki pottery country
Daily Shigaraki Country Club lies in the wooded highlands of Tarao, on the southern edge of Koka in Shiga Prefecture. Opened in September 1988 and designed by Mitsuaki Kobayashi, it offers 27 holes at par 108, split into three nines named Yagyu, Koka and Iga after the historic districts that meet in this corner of Japan. From the back tees the full 27 stretch to 10,515 yards with a course rating of 73.5, and the layout winds through forest with water hazards placed to make you think on the tee.
Three nines named for samurai country, set deep in quiet Shiga forest.
This is a members' club, so visitors need a member to accompany or introduce them, but those who get a tee time find a peaceful, scenic course with both caddie and riding-cart play, a bath, and the on-site Shigaraki no Sato House for staying over. The surrounding area is famous for Shigaraki ware, with kilns, pottery shops and its well-known tanuki figures in the town nearby, while the ninja heritage of Koka and Iga-Ueno is close at hand. By car it is about 15 minutes from Shigaraki IC on the Shin-Meishin Expressway; Kyoto, Osaka and Nara are all within a comfortable drive.
Good to know
- Designer
- Mitsuaki Kobayashi
- Bath
- Bath available
- Carts
- Riding carts
- Caddie
- Caddie or self-play
- Booking
- Visitors must play with or be introduced by a member
- Lodging
- Shigaraki no Sato House on site
- Dress Code
- Jacket on arrival except July–September; no jeans, jogging pants, T-shirts or sandals; no metal spikes
- Closed Days
- First Monday of each month and January 1
- Shuttle Bus
- None; about 50 min by taxi from JR Ishiyama Station
- Rental Clubs
- Not available
- Practice Range
- 6 bays, 120 yd; approach and bunker practice areas
- Address
- Tarao, Shigaraki-cho, Koka-shi Shiga 529-1821
What happens after you send a request
- 01We contact the club
In Japanese, trying your dates in order of preference. - 02We arrange the extras
Transport, caddie, rental clubs, or anything else you asked for. - 03You get a confirmation
Date, time, check-in and house rules. If Daily Shigaraki is full and you allowed it, we suggest a similar one.