Fuji on one side, Suruga Bay on the other

Rembrandt Golf Club Gotemba, formerly the Tomei Gotemba Country Club, sits at about 400 metres on the lower slopes of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka. Its 18 holes, par 72 and 6,424 yards from the back, are split into the Fuji nine and the Suruga nine, with Hideo Takeuchi supervising the design. The site is hilly, but the course itself plays relatively flat with generous fairways: long holes reward big drives, while the mid-length and short holes call for control. From most holes you can see the green from the tee.

On a clear day Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay frame almost every hole, with Mt. Ashitaka standing in between.

Fuji No. 4 points straight at the mountain, and Fuji No. 6, an uphill par 4, is the hardest hole on the card. After the round, the clubhouse restaurant serves seasonal food and Suruga Bay seafood overseen by the chefs of the Rembrandt Hotel. Gotemba is a natural base for a Fuji trip, with the Gotemba Premium Outlets, Lake Yamanaka and the onsen towns of Hakone all nearby. The course is about 10 minutes from the Tomei Expressway Susono IC, and a free club bus meets players at JR Iwanami Station on the Gotemba Line if booked a week ahead.