Asahikawa Memorial Country Club

Overview: Asahikawa Memorial Country Club is a wooded hill course in Kamuicho, on the edge of Asahikawa where the city gives way to the forests beneath the Daisetsuzan range. The current tourism profile describes 18 holes spread through a large forest, with natural undulations, a single bentgrass green and a published total of 6,741 yards at par 72. Ozaki Enterprise is credited with the design, under the supervision of professional Hajime Iijima. The setting combines quiet woodland with enough elevation change to make approach distance and balance important.

History: The course opened in 1992 and was developed as a modern Asahikawa alternative to the city’s older traditional club. Its present identity is documented through the current operator and tourism material, which continue to present it as an active 18-hole venue with forest scenery and a full course guide. The historical record also needs a small note of caution: different current listings show different tee totals, so the profile uses the tourism figure without pretending that every published yardage is identical.

Did You Know? The course’s strongest natural feature is the way the holes sit inside a broad forest rather than merely alongside it. The tourism profile describes the experience as a combination of forest bathing and golf, with birdsong and wind audible between shots. The design also includes long downhill par fives and pond carries, so the quiet setting does not mean the round is lacking in variety or consequence.