Volcanic Highlands Golf in Aso Country

Higo Country Club occupies prime territory in the Aso volcanic region of Kumamoto Prefecture, set in the mountain village of Nishihara among the highland pastures and lava fields that surround one of the world's largest active calderas. Established in 1975, the course makes full use of the dramatic Aso landscape, with fairways that play against a backdrop of volcanic peaks and a natural colour palette unlike anything found on conventional parkland courses. The dark volcanic soil, vivid green turf, and panoramic mountain views create an atmosphere that is distinctly and unmistakably Kyushu.

At the foot of the Aso caldera, 18 holes of volcanic highland golf: Higo is Kumamoto golf at its most dramatic.

The course rating of 72.1 places it in properly challenging territory, and the highland altitude adds an element of wind exposure that lowland courses simply cannot replicate. Nishihara village sits inside the Aso caldera itself, meaning the journey to the course is as spectacular as the round. After play, the nearby Aso hot spring villages of Kurokawa and Uchino Maki offer some of Japan's most celebrated onsen bathing, making Higo Country Club the ideal centrepiece of a full Aso touring itinerary.