# Orsolvert Karuizawa Club

Golf course in Nagano. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/orsolvert-karuizawa-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Nagano
- **Address:** Mozawa, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun Nagano 389-0114
- **Access:** ~30 min by taxi from karuizawa station
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 71.8
- **Length:** 6,662 yards (back), 6,065 (regular) yards
- **Designer:** Graham Marsh
- **Established:** 1992 (Opened August 1; formerly Zuien Karuizawa 900 Club)
- **Official website:** https://www.esv-club.com/
- **Tags:** Nagano, 18 Holes, Golf Resort, Flat Course, High Elevation, Mountain Views, On-Site Lodging, Self-Play Carts, Visitors Welcome

## Good to know

- **Carts:** Self-drive riding carts
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent, one green per hole
- **Season:** Closed December–March
- **Booking:** Online or by phone; weekday tee times open 7 days ahead, weekends/holidays and August 3 days ahead
- **Lodging:** On-site residence hotel, 13 rooms (some pet-friendly)
- **Shuttle Bus:** None; about 25 minutes by taxi from Karuizawa Station
- **Rental Clubs:** Full sets and shoes available
- **Practice Range:** 160-yard range, 12 bays, plus approach and bunker practice area

## About the course

Orsolvert Karuizawa Club sits in the Mozawa area of Karuizawa, Nagano's classic summer highland retreat. It opened in 1992 as an 18-hole, par-72 resort course designed by Australian champion Graham Marsh, stretching to 6,662 yards from the back tees. The terraced fairways are almost flat, yet the layout is full of visual strategy: low-handicap players who attack are tested, while average golfers can find safer routes. The 18th is a long, downhill closing hole from a raised tee, with Mt. Asama, the clubhouse and a pond all in view.

### Flat, strategic highland fairways framed by a volcano, _with a boutique hotel just off the 18th._

The on-site residence hotel has 13 spacious rooms, some pet-friendly, and a restaurant that cooks with local seasonal produce, so it's easy to make a weekend of it. Karuizawa is known for its cool summers, forest walks, outlet shopping and boutique cafés, and Hoshino Onsen and the Shiraito Falls are a short drive away. The Hokuriku Shinkansen reaches Karuizawa Station in about 65 minutes from Tokyo, then it's a 25-minute taxi ride. The season runs from April through November, with fresh green early summer and fiery autumn colors.

## Play here

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