Shirasagi Golf Course

Shirasagi Golf Course has operated as a private parkland layout in the Yamada district of Himeji city since 1996, designed by Australian architects Greg Norman and Bob Harrison, and playing 6,214 meters from the back tees. The Norman and Harrison design partnership brought genuine international championship pedigree to this course, part of a broader wave of Australian-designed layouts that arrived in Japan during the later years of the golf construction boom. The club's name references the 'Shirasagi,' or white egret, the nickname long given to nearby Himeji Castle for its brilliant white exterior and elegant silhouette, one of Japan's most celebrated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. That naming connection ties the golf course directly to the city's most famous landmark, even though the course itself sits at its own private address away from the castle grounds. As a private facility, access typically requires a member introduction rather than open public play. Himeji's status as a major visitor destination for its castle gives golfers a natural reason to combine sightseeing with a round at this internationally designed course. Golfers with access to Shirasagi Golf Course through CoGolfers connections can experience a Greg Norman design named for one of Japan's most iconic landmarks.