# MR Barato Country Club

Golf course in Hokkaido. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/mr-barato-country-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Hokkaido
- **Address:** Oyafuru, Ishikari-shi Hokkaido 061-3245
- **Access:** ~30 min by car from sapporo station
- **Type:** parkland
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 72
- **Length:** 6,739 yards yards
- **Designer:** Chen Ching-Shui
- **Established:** 1966 (July 17)
- **Official website:** https://www.barato.jp/
- **Tags:** Hokkaido, 18 Holes, Parkland, Near Sapporo, Train Accessible, Visitors Welcome

## Good to know

- **Greens:** Bent, one green per hole
- **Season:** Closed in winter
- **Lodging:** No on-site lodging
- **Closed Days:** No regular closed days during the season
- **Shuttle Bus:** From Kita-24-jo subway station (pickup in front of Ichiriki confectionery)
- **Practice Range:** 10 bays

## About the course

MR Barato Country Club lies in Ishikari City, about 7 km from the Sapporo-Kita interchange and around 40 minutes by car from Sapporo Station. It opened in 1966 as Barato Country Club, designed by the Taiwanese golfer Chen Ching-Shui, and reopened under its current name in August 2019. The course plays 18 holes, par 72, over 6,739 yards, laid out on gently undulating ground with a single bent green on each hole. It is a straightforward, enjoyable layout that fits neatly into a city stay.

### An easy escape from the city, _with more than fifty years of history behind it._

One of the course's most practical advantages for visitors is the club shuttle bus from Kita-24-jo subway station, which means you can reach a Hokkaido fairway without a rental car. Hokkaido's golf season runs through the warmer months, and the course closes for winter. Summer is especially pleasant here, cooler and less humid than mainland Japan. After the round, you are back in Sapporo in time for an evening of miso ramen, Genghis Khan grilled lamb and craft beer around Susukino. Or head out to the Ishikari coast and the nearby hot springs of Jozankei for a slower pace.

## Play here

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