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Sasanqua-Maple Course

Kanetsu Highland Golf Club

Tano, Gunma, JP
18 holesPar 725,827 m

About this course

Sasanqua-Maple is one of the courses at Kanetsu Highland Golf Club, located in the mountainous Tano district of Gunma Prefecture in central Japan. Designed by Akira Sato, the course occupies terrain characteristic of the region's elevated landscape, where golf facilities take advantage of natural topography shaped by volcanic activity and forested highlands. The Gunma area, situated northwest of Tokyo, offers cooler temperatures and dramatic elevation changes that distinguish courses here from those in flatter coastal regions. The course name references two plant species—sasanqua, a winter-blooming camellia native to Japan, and maple trees, which provide seasonal color particularly striking in autumn when the surrounding forests turn vibrant shades of red and orange. This naming convention reflects the Japanese tradition of connecting golf courses to their natural settings and seasonal rhythms. The layout likely incorporates the rolling to hilly terrain typical of highland courses in this prefecture, where holes move through corridors of native vegetation and offer views across the broader mountain landscape. Kanetsu Highland Golf Club operates as a members' club with visitor access, following the model common to resort-oriented facilities in Japan's mountain regions. The club serves golfers from the Tokyo metropolitan area seeking weekend or holiday rounds in a more temperate climate, particularly during summer months when the elevation provides relief from lowland heat and humidity.

Quick facts

Location
Tano, Gunma, JP
Access
Public
Designer
Akira Sato
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
5,827 metres

Getting there

Most international visitors arrive via Tokyo's Narita or Haneda airports, then embark on a northwestward journey of roughly two and a half hours into the mountainous heart of Gunma Prefecture. The route traces the edge of the Kanto Plain before climbing steadily into the highlands, where the air sharpens and the landscape opens into forested ridges and volcanic peaks. As the expressway yields to narrower prefectural roads winding through Tano, the transition is complete - from the dense sprawl of the capital to the serene, elevated terrain where Kanetsu Highland Golf Club awaits among the pines and cool mountain breezes.

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Sasanqua-Maple was designed by Akira Sato.

Yes. Sasanqua-Maple at Kanetsu Highland Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Sasanqua-Maple is 72.

Sasanqua-Maple plays 5,827 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.

Sasanqua-Maple is a 18-hole course.

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