# Japan Central Golf Club

Golf course in Fukui. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/japan-central-golf-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Fukui
- **Address:** 30-204, Sasaoka, Arawa-shi Fukui 919-0726
- **Access:** ~30 min by car from fukui station
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 72.6
- **Length:** 7,001 yards (back tees); 6,525 regular yards
- **Designer:** Lu Liang-Huan
- **Established:** 1993 (Opened July 27, 1993)
- **Official website:** https://japan-golf.jp/
- **Tags:** Fukui, 18 Holes, Hilly Course, Water Hazards, Beginner Friendly, Visitors Welcome, Self-Play Carts, Onsen Nearby

## Good to know

- **Carts:** 2- and 4-seater riding carts with GPS; fairway access when conditions allow
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent grass, gently undulating with two-tier greens on some holes
- **Booking:** Online 24 hours or by phone; two-ball rounds allowed
- **Lodging:** Stay-and-play packages with nearby Awara and Yamashiro onsen inns
- **Dress Code:** Jacket to enter the clubhouse; no collarless shirts, jeans or sandals; soft spikes only
- **Closed Days:** Dec 31–Jan 2; GORA also lists a winter closure from mid-December to end of February
- **Rental Clubs:** Available (rental shoes too)
- **Practice Range:** Putting green only

## About the course

Japan Central Golf Club lies in the countryside of Awara in northern Fukui, about seven minutes from Kanazu Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway. Opened in 1993, it is an 18-hole, par-72 layout stretching to 7,001 yards from the back tees. The club describes it as a course that balances strategy with scenery: rolling but not steep ground, delicately contoured bent greens, and water in play at key moments, from the par-3 6th with hazards on both sides to the par-5 9th, where two large ponds guard the green, and the downhill par-3 17th across a pond, creek and waterfall. A 30-metre windmill tower beside the 6th makes a memorable landmark.

### Play a relaxed self-play round in the morning, _then soak it off in Awara Onsen by evening._

Every group plays self-service with GPS riding carts, and the gentle terrain makes it a comfortable choice for newer golfers while longer tees keep it interesting for stronger players. The setting is the real draw for travellers: Awara Onsen, one of the Hokuriku region's classic hot-spring towns, is about ten minutes away, and the club offers stay-and-play packages with local inns. Nearby are the dramatic Tojinbo sea cliffs and the seafood of Mikuni Port, with Fukui's famous winter crab in season. Komatsu Airport is roughly 30 minutes by car, and the course is easily reached from Awara-Onsen Station. Note that the course typically takes a winter break in this snowy region, so plan for spring through autumn.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/japan-central-golf-club#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.