Kyushu and Okinawa offer the most climatically diverse golf in Japan. Fukuoka is the entry point — a city with excellent international connections and a strong local golf scene. From there, the routes branch: north to the coastal hills of Nagasaki and the resort peninsula of Huis Ten Bosch; east to the Aso caldera and the highland courses of Oita; south to the subtropical beaches of Miyazaki and the Sakurajima-shadowed courses of Kagoshima. Okinawa, three hours by air from Tokyo, is Japan’s only genuinely tropical golf destination — year-round playability, palm-lined fairways, and Pacific views that have no equivalent elsewhere in the country.
Browse by Prefecture
- Golf in Fukuoka →
- Golf in Saga →
- Golf in Nagasaki →
- Golf in Kumamoto →
- Golf in Oita →
- Golf in Miyazaki →
- Golf in Kagoshima →
- Golf in Okinawa →
Planning Tips
- Fukuoka: direct international flights from Seoul, Hong Kong, Shanghai — ideal Asia golf base
- Oita: combine Beppu’s famous hot springs with forest golf for the definitive Kyushu day
- Miyazaki: warmest winter golf on Honshu/Kyushu — popular escape from January–February
- Okinawa: avoid August (typhoon season); October–April is the sweet spot
- Aso caldera (Kumamoto): check volcanic alert levels before visiting — eruptions can affect access
All Golf in Kyushu & Okinawa Courses
Browse all reviewed courses in this region: