Yashiro Tojo: strategy and scenery on the Harima plain

Yashiro Tojo Golf Club sits in the Tojo district of Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture, about 8 km from the Hyogo-Tojo interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. Opened in 1978 to a design by Tsunekichi Ohashi and now operated by Accordia Golf, this 18-hole, par-72 course plays to 6,892 yards over rolling hills, with two bent greens on every hole. The layout blends strategy with natural beauty, with Tojo Lake forming a backdrop to the holes.

Tojo Lake shimmers in the background, while the rolling fairways ask for a thoughtful game.

It is a relaxed, sociable club, chosen mostly for casual rounds with friends, with GPS carts, a 200-yard practice range and caddies available on request. Himeji Castle and the Arima Onsen hot springs are both within an easy drive. Osaka and Kobe are roughly an hour away by expressway, making this a simple day trip from Kansai. There is no club bus, so come by car, or take a taxi from the Takino-Yashiro highway bus stop, about eight minutes away.