Red pines and quiet hills above Ikeda

Fushio Golf Club sits in the green hills of Ikeda, just north of Osaka, and has welcomed golfers since 1962. Its 27 holes are split into three distinct nines: the East, which the club calls its championship course and which suits players of every level; the South, a technical layout lined with red pines and full of scenery; and the West, a flatter nine where every hole has its own personality. A renovated clubhouse reopened in 2025, with a Japanese restaurant overlooking the course and a bath for after the round.

A members' club of the old Kansai school, tucked into the pines a short ride from the city.

Fushio is a private club, so visitors need to play with a member or be introduced by one, and it keeps traditional etiquette such as a jacket on arrival outside the summer months. Caddies are available, as is self-play with riding carts. The Fushio area is a quiet hot-spring retreat: the club's partner inn, Fushioukaku, about 15 minutes away, has a natural outdoor onsen and offers weekday stay-and-play packages. The club is easy to reach without a car: from Shin-Osaka take JR to Osaka, the Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Kawanishi-Noseguchi, then the Nose Electric Railway to Tsuzumigataki, where a free club bus makes the 10-minute run to the clubhouse.