Mountain panoramas above the Zenkoji Plain

Wego Country Club sits on the hills of Shinonoi on the southern edge of Nagano City, a public course opened in September 2000 and built by Maeda Corporation. Its 18 holes, par 72 and 6,654 yards from the back tees, use the natural lie of the land to create a strategic layout that suits everyone from beginners to low handicappers. Comfortable guided carts with a navigation system make the round relaxed, and the course closes for winter from mid-December to mid-March.

A friendly, strategic layout with a view, looking out to the Togakushi peaks.

From the fairways you look across the Zenkoji Plain to the Togakushi mountains, a backdrop that is especially fine in spring and autumn. Nagano City makes a rewarding base: visit the great temple of Zenkoji, head up to Togakushi for its cedar-lined shrine approach and famous soba, or relax in the hot-spring towns of Togura-Kamiyamada and Yudanaka. The course is about 15 minutes from the Koshoku IC on the Nagano Expressway, around 15 minutes by taxi from JR Shinonoi Station, or about 30 minutes from Nagano Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, and partner hotels are available for an overnight stay.