Most international visitors arrive via New Chitose Airport outside Sapporo, Hokkaido's primary gateway, before embarking on a northward drive of roughly forty-five minutes through the Ishikari Plain. The route traces the edge of Ishikari Bay, where flat agricultural land gives way to gentle coastal ridges and the occasional glimpse of the Sea of Japan beyond. As you turn inland toward Barato Country Club, the landscape opens into quiet, rolling terrain - a serene prelude to one of Hokkaido's more discreet and beautifully sited golf retreats.