Santo Country Club

Santo Country Club has operated in Santo town, part of Asago city in the mountainous northern reaches of Hyogo prefecture, since 1977, playing 6,902 yards from the back tees with a 73.1 rating and 123 slope. Asago is historically known for the Ikuno silver mine, one of Japan's most significant mining operations, now preserved as a heritage site drawing visitors interested in the country's industrial past. Santo Country Club's position in this quieter, more mountainous corner of Hyogo gives it a genuinely different character from the dense golf clusters found closer to Kobe and Himeji. The club's late-1970s opening and considerable length make it one of the more substantial tests among the handful of courses scattered across this remote part of the prefecture. Asago's elevation offers noticeably cooler summer conditions than the plains further south, making it an appealing warm-weather golf destination for those willing to make the drive north. Golfers combining a visit to the historic Ikuno silver mine with a challenging round through CoGolfers can add Santo Country Club to that northern Hyogo itinerary, and the community is a good place to find others exploring this less-traveled part of the prefecture.