Yamato Kogen Country Club: Highland Golf Above the Nara Plain

🇯🇵 Japanese name: 大和高原カントリークラブ

★★★★☆ 4 (741 Google reviews) — View on Google Maps → Planning to play? See our guide on How to Book a Golf Course in Japan as a Foreigner.

Yamato Kogen — the Yamato Highlands — is the elevated plateau east and southeast of Nara city, where the landscape rises from the ancient plain into cedar forest and mountain terrain. Yamato Kogen Country Club sits in this elevated setting, offering a round of golf that benefits from altitude, cooler temperatures, and the kind of scenery that the city-level courses around Nara simply cannot provide.

⛳ Course Profile

Difficulty★★★★☆Challenging

Value for Money★★★☆☆Good Value

Scenery★★★★☆Beautiful

Foreigner-Friendly★★★☆☆Some English

The Course

The course is set at altitude in the Yamato highlands, with the elevation bringing cooler conditions in summer and a landscape of cedar forest and mountain terrain that makes the round feel genuinely away from the city. The layout uses the highland topography well, with elevation changes and forest corridors that demand accurate, thoughtful play throughout.

For Kansai golfers who want to escape the summer heat, the Yamato highlands offer a genuine alternative to the coastal and valley courses further down. Yamato Kogen Country Club is one of the primary destinations for that escape.

Practical Info

⭐ Golfer Rating: ★★★★ 4.1 (11,160 reviews)
📍 Location: Nara City (eastern highlands), Nara Prefecture
💴 Price range: ¥8,000–¥16,000 depending on season and day
🚗 Getting there: ~40 min from central Nara; ~70 min from Osaka
🏌️ Type: Highland / forest, 18 holes
📅 Booking: Rakuten GORA or GDO

實用資訊（繁體中文） — 大和高原鄉村俱樂部

📍 地點：奈良市 (eastern highlands), 奈良縣
💴 費用範圍： ¥8,000–¥16,000 depending on season and day
🚗 交通方式：約40分鐘，距 central Nara; 約70分鐘，距 Osaka
🏌️ 類型： Highland / forest, 18洞
📅 預訂： Rakuten GORA 或 GDO

实用信息（简体中文） — 大和高原乡村俱乐部

📍 地点：奈良市 (eastern highlands), 奈良县
💴 费用范围： ¥8,000–¥16,000 depending on season and day
🚗 交通方式：约40分钟，距 central Nara; 约70分钟，距 Osaka
🏌️ 类型： Highland / forest, 18洞
📅 预订： Rakuten GORA 或 GDO

실용 정보（한국어） — 야마토 고원 컨트리 클럽

📍 위치： 나라시 (동부 고원지대), 나라현
💴 가격대： ¥8,000–¥16,000 시즌 및 요일에 따라 상이
🚗 교통편： 나라 중심부에서 약 40분; 오사카에서 약 70분
🏌️ 코스 유형： 고원 / 삼림, 18홀
📅 예약： Rakuten GORA 또는 GDO

💬 What golfers say: A spacious highland course where wide fairways minimize pressure and OB worries, players love the well-maintained layout and tasty food. Great value and clean conditions attract both beginners and experienced golfers.

🌐 Booking in English? This course can be reserved via BaiGolf — Rakuten GORA’s official English-language partner for international golfers in Japan.