Easygoing golf in the gentle hills of Boso

PGM Ichihara Country Club, formerly the Ichihara Keikyu Country Club, opened in 1980 in the countryside of Ichihara, Chiba. Designed by Taisei Corporation, the 18-hole, par-72 course stretches to 6,715 yards from the back tees and is set on softly rolling natural terrain with very few elevation changes. Broad, flat fairways lead to generous greens, and the variety of holes keeps things interesting, from a short hole guarded by a pond to a bunkerless par 4 that asks for careful placement.

Wide fairways, big greens and a warm South Boso climate.

The mild climate of the Boso Peninsula keeps the turf in good shape for much of the year, and the club runs a free bus from JR Goi Station, which makes it one of the easier courses to reach from Tokyo without a car. After the round there is a large bath in the clubhouse. The area pairs well with a day out in Chiba: the Yoro Valley and its autumn colours are inland to the south, the scenic Kominato Railway trundles through rural Ichihara from Goi, and the Tokyo Bay coast is close by for seafood.