Tajimi Country Club

Tajimi Country Club sits in the city of Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, a region known for its ceramic production and rolling terrain in central Japan. The course was designed by Hasegawa Takeharu and Kozasa Shozo, two figures associated with mid-twentieth-century Japanese golf course architecture during the country's postwar expansion of the game. The design reflects the period's approach to working with natural topography rather than imposing dramatic earthmoving, a common practice when golf was establishing itself across Japan's varied landscapes. The routing takes advantage of the area's natural elevation changes and wooded character typical of inland Gifu Prefecture. Courses from this era in Japan often feature tree-lined fairways, strategic bunkering that rewards position over distance, and greens that require careful reading given the undulating terrain. The design likely emphasizes accuracy and course management, qualities valued in Japanese golf architecture of the time. Tajimi serves its membership as a traditional country club in a region where golf became popular among business and professional communities during Japan's economic growth decades. The club maintains the conventions of Japanese golf culture, including attention to course conditioning and the rituals of member play. While not a tournament venue of national prominence, it represents the network of well-maintained courses that form the backbone of recreational golf in Japan's prefectural cities.