The West Course at Mizunami Kogen Golf Club occupies elevated terrain in the hills surrounding Mizunami, a city in southeastern Gifu Prefecture known historically for its ceramics industry. Designed by Nangou Shigeharu, the course reflects the Japanese approach to golf architecture from its era, working with the natural contours of the highland landscape rather than imposing dramatic reshaping. The routing takes advantage of the topography's natural movement, with holes that rise and fall across ridgelines and through wooded corridors. The course sits in a region where the Kiso River system has carved varied terrain between the Japanese Alps to the north and the Nōbi Plain to the west. This positioning provides both elevation changes and views across the surrounding valleys. The design incorporates the area's vegetation, with pine and deciduous trees framing fairways and defining playing corridors. Strategic bunkering and green complexes require thoughtful club selection given the elevation shifts throughout the round. Mizunami Kogen operates as part of Japan's network of member clubs that emerged during the country's golf expansion in the latter twentieth century. The club serves golfers from the Chūkyō metropolitan area, accessible from Nagoya and surrounding cities. The West Course offers a traditional Japanese golf experience shaped by its highland setting and the design principles Nangou brought to courses across the country during his career.