# Uguisu no Mori Golf Club & Hotel Bato

Golf course in Tochigi. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/uguisu-no-mori-golf-club-hotel-bato

## Facts

- **Region:** Tochigi
- **Address:** 1500 Moriizumi, Bato-machi, Nasu-gun Tochigi 324-0604
- **Access:** ~150 min by car from tokyo station
- **Type:** parkland
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 71.3
- **Length:** 6,715 yards
- **Designer:** Carl Litton
- **Established:** 1989
- **Official website:** http://www.centleisure.co.jp/Golf/bato/
- **Tags:** Tochigi, 18 Holes, Parkland, Hilly Course, Water Hazards, Public Course, Onsen, On-Site Lodging, Self-Play Carts, Autumn Foliage

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Natural hot-spring bath with outdoor tub (Kanayama no Yu)
- **Carts:** Riding carts with GPS navigation
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Lodging:** On-site Hotel Kanayama no Yu, 73 single and twin rooms
- **Dress Code:** Jacket expected in the clubhouse (not required June–September); no T-shirts, jeans, cargo pants or sandals; collared shirts tucked in
- **Closed Days:** Open year-round
- **Practice Range:** 16-bay driving range (250–280 yds), bunker practice area

## About the course

Uguisu no Mori Golf Club & Hotel Bato, known until 2010 as Centleisure Golf Club Bato, lies in the quiet countryside of Nakagawa town in eastern Tochigi Prefecture. Opened in May 1989 to a design by Carl Litton, this 18-hole, par-72 course measures about 6,715 yards from the back tees and unfolds across gentle hills. Ponds, well-placed bunkers and stands of trees give it a strategic edge, yet it plays fairly for everyone from beginners to low handicappers. Play is self-play with GPS-equipped riding carts.

### Play a round, then soak it away _in a spring-fed outdoor bath._

The real appeal here is the stay-and-play package: the on-site Hotel Kanayama no Yu has 73 rooms and a natural hot-spring bath, fed continuously from its source, with an outdoor tub for unwinding after your round. Spring greenery and autumn colour make those the most scenic seasons to visit. The surrounding Nasu area is a rural escape known for the clear Naka River, famous for its sweetfish (ayu), while the Nasu highlands resort area and Nikko's shrines are within a scenic drive. It is a comfortable base for a two-day golf and onsen break from Tokyo, best reached by car via the Tohoku Expressway.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/uguisu-no-mori-golf-club-hotel-bato#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.