# Kingdom Golf Club

Golf course in Saitama. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/kingdom-golf-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Saitama
- **Address:** 607 Onobara-Sasadaira, Chichibu-shi Saitama 369-1804
- **Access:** ~120 min by car from tokyo station
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Length:** B-6,427, R-5,977, L-5,499 yards
- **Designer:** Akira Hotchi
- **Established:** 1999
- **Tags:** Saitama, 18 Holes, Hilly Course, Mountain Views, Water Hazards, Visitors Welcome, Self-Play Carts, Hidden Gems

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Available
- **Carts:** Riding carts with GPS navigation
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent, one green per hole; El Toro grass fairways and rough
- **Dress Code:** Neat, standard attire in the clubhouse; regular golf wear on course; no metal spikes
- **Closed Days:** January 1
- **Rental Clubs:** Available (shoes too)
- **Practice Range:** No

## About the course

Kingdom Golf Club sits in the Arakawa area of Chichibu in western Saitama, surrounded by the mountains that rim the Chichibu basin. Opened in 1999 and designed by Akira Hotchi, the par-72 course is set on hilly ground, yet each hole has been shaped to play relatively flat. Fairways and rough are planted with El Toro grass from California, and water comes into play on the 8th and 18th, while a rock formation guards the green on the 7th. The club describes it as a course where golf can be enjoyed in its purest form, suitable for everyone from casual players to serious competitors.

### A relaxed day of golf in the mountains, _far from the city's rush._

Play is self-play with GPS-equipped riding carts, and there is a bath to unwind after the round, though there is no practice range. Chichibu makes a rewarding overnight escape from Tokyo: the area is known for its shrines, the Hitsujiyama Park shibazakura in spring, autumn colours along the Arakawa valley, local soba and onsen inns. By car the club is around 55 minutes from the Hanazono exit of the Kan-Etsu Expressway via Route 140; by train, take the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu Station, then a taxi of about 15 minutes.

## Play here

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