Obihiro Shirakaba Country Club

Obihiro Shirakaba Country Club, established in 1974 in Otofuke-cho near Obihiro, pairs two full 18-hole parkland/woodland courses — Sakura and Shirakaba — on a single semi-private property in Hokkaido's Tokachi farming region. Both courses play to a par of 72; the Sakura Course, named for its cherry blossom trees, measures 6,836 yards from the back tees, while the Shirakaba Course, named for the white birch common across Hokkaido's forests, plays a slightly shorter 6,336 yards. Kentucky grass fairways and Pencross grass greens give both courses a consistent, well-conditioned playing surface. The club includes golf carts with green fees, a driving range and an on-site restaurant, and operates seasonally from March through December, one of the longer windows in the Tokachi region. For CoGolfers members visiting Otofuke and the broader Obihiro area, known for its dairy farms and Tokachi hot springs, this 36-hole complex offers genuine variety with two distinctly named and themed courses at a single facility. Playing both the Sakura and Shirakaba courses in one visit gives golfers a well-rounded look at what this eastern Hokkaido club has to offer, all within the same agricultural heartland that makes the Tokachi region one of Japan's most productive farming areas.