# Nippon Diamond Golf Club

> Pacific Ocean views from Mt. Myoho

Golf course in Wakayama. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/nippon-diamond-golf-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Wakayama
- **Address:** 2478, Minamihirano, Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun Wakayama 649-5453
- **Access:** ~20 min by car from kii-katsuura station
- **Type:** mountain
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 70
- **Length:** 6,025 yds yards
- **Designer:** J.E. Crane
- **Established:** 1965
- **Official website:** http://www.centleisure.co.jp/golf/katsuura/
- **Tags:** Wakayama, 18 Holes, Mountain, Hilly Course, Ocean View, Public Course, J.E. Crane Design, Onsen Nearby, Self-Play Carts

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Rock-sauna bath (ganbanyoku), free for players, reserve the day before
- **Carts:** Riding carts with GPS navigation
- **Greens:** Korai
- **Lodging:** None on site; partner ryokan at Katsuura Onsen
- **Closed Days:** Open year-round
- **Shuttle Bus:** None; about 20 minutes by taxi from JR Kii-Katsuura Station or 15 minutes from Nachi Station
- **Practice Range:** Approach practice area (no full driving range)

## About the course

Nippon Diamond Golf Club, formerly Centleisure Golf Club Katsuura, rises on the slopes of Mt. Myoho above Nachikatsuura on the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula. Opened in 1965 to a design by J.E. Crane, it is an 18-hole, par-70 course of about 6,000 yards, laid over mountainous terrain with plenty of elevation change and sweeping views out to the Pacific Ocean. The holes are strategic but fair, enjoyable for beginners and single-digit players alike, and play is in GPS-equipped riding carts.

### Few rounds in Japan come with a view like this, _where the mountains tumble down to the sea._

This is golf as part of a pilgrimage-country journey. The course sits close to the Kumano Kodo trails, Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and the towering Nachi Falls, and Katsuura is famed for its seaside onsen ryokan and for fresh tuna landed at its fishing port. After your round, the club's rock-sauna bath is free for players, or head down to Katsuura Onsen for a soak overlooking the bay. The nearest stations are Kii-Katsuura and Nachi on the JR Kisei Line, around 15–20 minutes away by taxi; driving from Osaka takes about four hours, so plan to stay a night or two.

## Play here

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