Shizuoka Country Hamaoka Golf Course's Ogasa (Young Bamboo) course sits in Omaezaki, a coastal city at the southern tip of the Shizuoka Prefecture facing Suruga Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Designed by Izumi Ikkai, the course occupies terrain characteristic of this region where rolling agricultural land meets the maritime influence of Japan's eastern seaboard. The area's proximity to the ocean shapes both the climate and the playing conditions, with wind often a factor in club selection and strategy. Ikkai's design work during Japan's golf expansion reflects the period's emphasis on integrating courses into natural topography while creating strategic variety across eighteen holes. The Ogasa course name references young bamboo, connecting the layout to the plant life and natural imagery common in Japanese golf course nomenclature. The routing likely takes advantage of elevation changes and natural landforms typical of coastal Shizuoka, where courses balance open exposure with stands of pine and other vegetation that provide definition and framing. Hamaoka operates as part of the broader network of country clubs serving the Shizuoka region, which lies between Tokyo and Nagoya and has long supported a concentration of golf facilities. The club provides access to golfers traveling along the Pacific coast corridor, offering a combination of the sport and views toward Mount Fuji on clear days, a feature shared by many courses in this prefecture.