Start here
- How to Book Golf in Japan as a Foreigner — the pillar guide. Why Rakuten GORA asks for a Japanese address and phone number, and the workarounds that actually work.
- Twosome Golf in Japan: Why Couples Pay Extra, and Courses That Don’t Charge — with a real Shizuoka example: a weekday twosome plan with no surcharge.
- Overnight Onsen Stay + Morning Twosome in Shizuoka — coming after our 25 November 2026 trip. Real costs, photos and timings from the trip itself. Draft only until the trip is done — do not publish prices from this page as current.
Why Shizuoka first?
It is close to Tokyo, it has Mt. Fuji on the horizon, and it is where we are actually playing — Fujieda Golf Club on 25 November 2026, after a night at Suruga Kenko Land (a health-land / onsen hotel) on 24 November. That trip is the source material for the flagship article. Everything else on this site is built to be checked against a real round, not copied from another guide.
Indicative costs from our planning (checked 3 November 2026, re-check before you book):
- Fujieda Golf Club, weekday “meal included, no twosome surcharge” plan: ¥9,800 per person (¥19,600 for two).
- Suruga Kenko Land, 24 November, double room for two, no meals: from ¥11,560 total. With breakfast: from ¥14,360 total. Onsen / sauna entry is included in the stay.
- Drive from the hotel to the course: about 40 minutes.
These are planning figures, not a live price check. The flagship article will replace them with the actual amounts paid on the trip.
What this site will not do
- No reviews of clubs or gear we have not used. Comparisons based on official information say so.
- No “guaranteed” prices, and no health claims about onsen bathing.
- No affiliate link in a free PDF or email — links live in the articles, where they can be checked.