# Sanko Golf Club Japan Course

Golf course in Hyogo. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/sanko-golf-club-japan-course

## Facts

- **Region:** Hyogo
- **Address:** 933-27 Tomioka, Yokawa-cho, Mino-gun Hyogo 673-1102
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 74.5
- **Length:** 7,265 yards (Black tees) yards
- **Designer:** Jack Nicklaus
- **Established:** 1990
- **Official website:** https://sanko-golf.co.jp/
- **Tags:** Hyogo, 18 Holes, Jack Nicklaus Design, Championship Course, Japan Golf Tour, Private Course, Caddie Available, Train Accessible, Near Kobe, Near Osaka

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Large bath; men's side with sauna
- **Carts:** Riding carts for all groups
- **Caddie:** Required (all groups play with a caddie)
- **Booking:** Visitors need a member's introduction or must play with a member
- **Dress Code:** Jacket required on arrival and departure, all year
- **Closed Days:** December 31 and January 1
- **Shuttle Bus:** From JR Shin-Sanda Station, reservation needed by 17:00 the day before
- **Rental Clubs:** Available (men's right/left, women's right)
- **Practice Range:** 320-yard natural-grass range, 10 bays, plus approach and bunker practice

## About the course

Sanko Golf Club Japan Course sits in Yoshikawa-cho, Miki, in the golf-rich countryside north of Kobe. Opened in 1990, it is a Jack Nicklaus design: 18 holes, par 72, stretching to 7,265 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 74.5. The club describes its layout as eighteen quiet stages that blend beautifully into the landscape, with small single greens that reward strategy over brute force. Its pedigree is clear: the course hosted the 87th Japan Open Golf Championship in 2022, and the Japan Senior Open is scheduled here for 2027.

### A national-championship test, _woven quietly into the landscape._

This is an exclusive members' club, so visitors need a member's introduction, and every group plays with a caddie and riding cart, a classic Japanese experience. A 320-yard grass driving range and a bath with sauna round out the day, and jackets are expected on arrival. The course is about five minutes from Mikata-Nishi IC, and an advance-reservation shuttle runs from JR Shin-Sanda Station on the Takarazuka Line. Miki is famous for its traditional hardware and blade-making, while Arima Onsen, one of Japan's oldest hot-spring towns, and the food scene of Kobe are within easy reach, making this a fine centrepiece for a Kansai golf trip.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/sanko-golf-club-japan-course#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.