
Taoyuan Course
Tomei Country Club
About this course
The Taoyuan Course at Tomei Country Club sits in Susono, a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture positioned at the southwestern base of Mount Fuji. The course takes its name from the Chinese characters meaning "peach garden," reflecting a pastoral aesthetic common in Japanese course nomenclature. Designed by Takemura Hideo, the layout occupies terrain typical of the Fuji foothills region, where volcanic soil and rolling topography shape the playing corridors. The proximity to Mount Fuji means the course operates within view of Japan's most iconic natural landmark when weather permits, though the mountain's visibility varies considerably with seasonal and daily atmospheric conditions. Tomei Country Club, like many Japanese clubs established during the country's golf expansion in the latter twentieth century, serves primarily a membership drawn from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area and surrounding prefectures. The club's name references the Tomei Expressway, the major highway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya that passes through this part of Shizuoka, making the facility accessible for urban golfers seeking mountain air and forested settings. The Taoyuan Course shares the property with other layouts, a common configuration at Japanese country clubs where land constraints and membership demand encourage multi-course facilities. The routing works through stands of pine and deciduous trees, with elevation changes that require thoughtful club selection and course management. Takemura's design reflects mid-to-late twentieth-century Japanese golf architecture, balancing strategic interest with playability for a broad membership base.
Quick facts
- Location
- Susono, Shizuoka, JP
- Access
- Public
- Designer
- Takemura Hideo
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,152 metres
Getting there
Most international visitors arrive via Tokyo's Narita or Haneda airports, then embark on a two-hour journey southwest along the Tomei Expressway toward the foothills of Mount Fuji. The drive traces Japan's industrial corridor before yielding to increasingly rural terrain, where tea plantations and forested slopes signal the approach to Shizuoka Prefecture. Tomei Country Club sits in Susono, a quiet city on Fuji's southern flank, where the final turn off the expressway reveals the course draped across volcanic ridges with Japan's most sacred peak rising in silent attendance - a destination that feels both proximate to Tokyo's energy and utterly removed from it.

FAQ
Common questions about Taoyuan at Tomei Country Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Taoyuan was designed by Takemura Hideo.
Yes. Taoyuan at Tomei Country Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Taoyuan is 36.
Taoyuan plays 3,152 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.
Taoyuan is a 9-hole course.
