# Northern Arc Golf Club

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

## Facts

- **Region:** Hokkaido
- **Address:** 829, 2ku, Tanno-cho, Tokoro-gun Hokkaido 099-2102
- **Access:** ~40 min by car from memanbetsu airport
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 73.2
- **Length:** 7,134 yards
- **Designer:** Shoichi Kawabuchi
- **Established:** 1991 (Formerly Grand Cru Golf Club)
- **Official website:** http://www.northernarcresort.co.jp/
- **Tags:** Hokkaido, 18 Holes, Parkland, Hilly Course, Forest, Water Hazards, Self-Play Carts, Hidden Gems

## Good to know

- **Bath:** No bath facilities at the club
- **Carts:** Riding carts (2-seat and 5-seat)
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Season:** Closed in winter
- **Booking:** Bookable online via Jalan and other portals
- **Lodging:** Hotel Mobius listed as affiliated lodging
- **Dress Code:** No jeans on the course; soft spikes or spikeless shoes only
- **Rental Clubs:** Available
- **Practice Range:** 25 bays, 350 yards, plus approach and bunker practice areas

## About the course

Northern Arc Golf Club sits in the Tanno district of Kitami, in eastern Hokkaido, about 40 minutes by car from Memanbetsu Airport. Opened in 1991 as Grand Cru Golf Club and laid out by Shoichi Kawabuchi, it is an 18-hole, par-72 course with a course rating of 73.2. The front nine winds over low, tree-lined hills, while the back nine turns to water: every hole on the inward half brings a pond or creek into play, and the greens carry plenty of undulation.

### A strategic summer course in Hokkaido's far east, _where water shapes every hole on the back nine._

Play here is relaxed and self-service, with riding carts and a generous 350-yard range for warming up. Because of the northern climate the course closes for the winter, so plan a visit for the long, cool days between spring and autumn. Kitami makes a good base, and the wider Okhotsk region rewards a few extra days: Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo and the Shiretoko Peninsula are all within driving distance, along with plenty of hot-spring towns and fresh seafood from the Sea of Okhotsk. Fly into Memanbetsu, pick up a rental car, and combine a round here with a road trip through some of Japan's wildest scenery.

## Play here

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