Kawana Hotel Golf Course — Fuji Course
Green fee notes
Our guide source does not state a standalone green fee for this course. Confirm the applicable fee and access conditions with the club.
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The dossier
How to play it
What Kawana Hotel Golf Course — Fuji Course is, the route that actually gets you on, the week it plays at its best, and whether it is worth the trip.
Guide fields July 2026; verdict September 2026. Green fees and visitor policies change — confirm with the club before booking non-refundable travel.
Kawana Hotel Golf Course — Fuji Course is number 46 in the Top 50 Guide. See the Top 50 Guide
Bucket-list verdict
Sea cliffs below, Mount Fuji above — a timeless Japanese resort round that deserves more than a Tokyo day trip. Stay at the hotel and treat it as a coastal escape, adding Hakone or Izu dining. Clear winter days offer the best chance of the full Fuji view.
Signature
Coastal Japanese resort golf with sea cliffs, Mount Fuji mythology, and a timeless hotel setting.
How to play it
Stay at the hotel and treat the trip as a Japanese coastal escape rather than a Tokyo day trip. Add Hakone, Izu dining, or a second resort round nearby.
Best window
Spring and autumn; clear winter days can offer the best chance of distant Fuji views.
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Overview
Why it matters
Kawana Hotel Golf Course's Fuji Course gives Japanese golf its great seaside romance. The routing moves above Sagami Bay with cliff edges, ocean light, and Alison bunkers that feel both dramatic and disciplined. It is a course best approached as a stay, not a commute.
The hotel setting matters. Kawana has an old-world rhythm that turns the round into a full coastal retreat: arrive the night before, watch the weather, and let the first tee feel like part of a larger ritual. For international travelers, it is among Japan's most atmospheric golf experiences.
Access
What most guides get wrong
The single thing golfers most often believe about getting on at Kawana Hotel Golf Course — Fuji Course, and what the club or resort actually publishes.
Checked September 2026. Fees and visitor policies change — confirm with the club before booking non-refundable travel.
The common belief
That the Fuji Course, an LPGA venue, can be booked on its own by any golfer passing through the Izu area.
What actually happens
The course is run by the Kawana Hotel and, per the resort's own site, is available only to hotel guests — you book the hotel, not a stand-alone green fee. A course attendant, effectively a caddie, is compulsory; the course cannot be walked without one. All-in costs have been quoted by Japan's national tourism body at roughly ¥47,800 on a weekday to ¥63,700 on a holiday, but confirm current rates with the hotel directly when you book the room.
Checked against
Checked against the club or resort's own published policy.
Kawana Hotel Golf Course — Fuji Course is number 46 in the Top 50 Guide, which carries this field for every course on the list. See the Top 50 Guide
Par
72
Yardage
6,701
Holes
18
Opened
1936
Green fee
Confirm with club
Difficulty
9/10
Architect
Charles Hugh Alison
Plan the wider route
Video walk-through
Study the shape before you arrive.
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Editors’ notes
What our editors logged here.
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Elena Brooks
★★★★★
Kawana was the cinematic Japan round: ocean, hotel ritual, and enough architectural bite to stay serious.
Dine like a champion
Local tables worth planning around.
Inside Loop pairs every great tee time with restaurants that respect the same destination rhythm: provenance, service, and a room with memory.
Explore travel pairingsOn property
Main Dining Room at Kawana Hotel
Classic hotel French and Japanese seasonal dining
Historic resort dining room
Old-world resort formality with sea air, polished service, and a natural link to the Fuji Course day.
Stay in the Kawana rhythm after the final green with a formal dinner that keeps the day anchored to the property rather than the transfer schedule.