# Royal Blue Golf Resort

> 1,100m highland course with Mt. Asama views

Golf course in Gunma. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/royal-blue-golf-resort

## Facts

- **Region:** Gunma
- **Address:** 1832-1, Ohira, Tsumagoi-mura, Agatsuma-gun Gunma 377-1613
- **Access:** ~105 min (Shinkansen to Karuizawa + ~35 min by car) from tokyo station
- **Type:** mountain
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Length:** 6,880 yards (back tees) yards
- **Designer:** Masa Ohkubo
- **Established:** 1992 (Formerly Kitakaruizawa Tsumagoi / Palcall Tsumagoi Golf Course)
- **Official website:** https://www.bcm-co.jp/rbgr/
- **Tags:** Gunma, 18 Holes, Mountain, High Elevation, Golf Resort, Mountain Views, Visitors Welcome, Self-Play Carts, Onsen Nearby

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Large communal bath and sauna
- **Carts:** Riding carts
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bentgrass
- **Season:** Closed in winter
- **Booking:** Online booking opens 3 months ahead; web member registration required
- **Lodging:** No on-site lodging; club lists nearby hotels
- **Practice Range:** 24 bays, 240 yards

## About the course

Royal Blue Golf Resort sits at about 1,100 metres in Tsumagoi Village, Gunma, on the high plateau north of Karuizawa. Opened in July 1992 under an earlier name and designed by Masa Ohkubo, it is an 18-hole, par-72 layout of 6,880 yards from the back tees, split into the Blue and White nines. The fairways roll with natural undulations that make some apparently flat lies subtly sloped, and hazards around the bent greens frame each target, so pin position changes the day's difficulty considerably. All rounds are played with riding carts, and the clubhouse offers a large bath and sauna for after the round.

### Mt. Asama, Omote-Manza and Mt. Azuma on the horizon, _and cool mountain air on every tee._

The setting is the draw: a summer escape from the heat of the plains, with 2,000-metre peaks in view across the plateau. The course closes for winter, so plan a visit between late spring and autumn, when the Tsumagoi highlands are green and the leaves turn in October. Pair a round with the resort town of Karuizawa or the hot springs of the Kusatsu and Manza area for a relaxed two-day trip. From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Karuizawa Station (about 70 minutes) and drive roughly 35 minutes, or drive the Joshinetsu Expressway to Usui-Karuizawa IC and continue about 35 km to the course.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/royal-blue-golf-resort#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.