Kawana Hotel Golf Course, Fuji
1459 Kawana, Itō, Shizuoka 414-0044, Japan
The Fuji Course at Kawana makes a persuasive case for combining a golf journey with an overnight stay. Its holes occupy the undulating edge of Japan’s Izu Peninsula, where the sea provides a recurring backdrop and changes in level complicate seemingly straightforward shots. GOLF’s independent profile highlights the quality of the routing and the cliffside 15th, whose rolling fairway makes the landscape part of the challenge. The course opened in 1936, with C.H. Alison’s design central to its identity. The distinction between Kawana’s two courses matters. This selection covers Fuji alone. The hotel’s current experience page restricts Fuji play to staying guests, while allowing day-trip play on Oshima. A room reservation should therefore be coordinated with a confirmed Fuji tee time rather than treated as a guarantee of access. Prince’s golf page describes caddie-accompanied play and walking, but also lists chauffeured carts among the facilities. Ask the reservations team which arrangements apply to your date and mobility needs. That clarification keeps the practical advice accurate without weakening the central appeal: a classic coastal layout whose setting and architecture deserve to be considered together.