# Yabe Sunvalley Country Club

Golf course in Kumamoto. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/yabe-sunvalley-country-club

## Facts

- **Region:** Kumamoto
- **Address:** 2228, Kitanakashima, Yamato-cho, Kamimashiki-gun Kumamoto 861-3455
- **Access:** ~60 min by car from kumamoto airport
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 71.9
- **Length:** 6,370 yards (back tees) yards
- **Designer:** Yasuo Itami
- **Established:** 1975
- **Official website:** https://www.yabegc.jp/
- **Tags:** Kumamoto, 18 Holes, Hilly Course, Visitors Welcome, Self-Play Carts, Hidden Gems

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Large bath with nature views and a Tsujun Bridge tile mural
- **Carts:** Riding carts
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent
- **Rental Clubs:** Full sets and shoes available

## About the course

Yabe Sunvalley Country Club lies in Yamato Town in Kumamoto's Kamimashiki district, in the green uplands southeast of Kumamoto City. It opened in September 1975 to a design by Yasuo Itami and is an 18-hole, par-72 hill course of about 6,370 yards from the back tees, with bentgrass greens and a JGA-certified course rating. Each nine has two par 3s and two par 5s. Play is self-play with riding carts, and visitors are welcome.

### A quiet country club with fifty years of history, _far from the crowds._

After the round, the large bath looks out on the surrounding nature. Its wall has a tile mural of the Tsujun Bridge, made to order by an Arita kiln. The real bridge, Yamato's famous stone aqueduct, is close by and makes a good stop on a drive through the area. Head on toward Takachiho and its gorge, or spend a night in Kumamoto City. The club is about three minutes from the Yabe Nakajima-Nishi interchange on the free expressway section from Kumamoto. A taxi from JR Kumamoto Station takes about an hour, so a rental car is the easiest option.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/yabe-sunvalley-country-club#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.