Dates & Prices
Trip Length:
  10 days / 9 nights
Dates:
  March 30- April 7, 2011
Price Golfer:
  From $ 11,995 USD Double Occupancy
Price: Non-Golfer
  From $ 7,995 USD Double Occupancy



 
Links of the Rising Sun: Where High Culture Meets Great Golf
Golf doesn't leap to mind when we think of Japan: but then neither should Mount Fuji, Hiroshima, and the Nikkei.

Widely considered the world's most endearing, mystical, and esoteric culture, let us show you the Japan the guide books have missed out on, and the top links in the Land of the Rising Sun.

In Tokyo, the world's largest metropolis, that's the uberprivate Kasumigaseki, playground for the business elite. Take in the organized chaos of the morning fish market (and barter over two-ton bluefin, if you please), and a traditional Sumo wrestling match. In Hakone, it's the city's legendary namesake guesthouse and the Hakone Country Club. At our next stop, Kawana, it's a night's stay in a traditional Japanese ryokan, and golf at the Hotel Fuji course. In Kyoto, we'll bring you the traditional Japanese teahouse experience, and the rest of the way, it's Kobe steak dinners and Miyajima sightseeing, and memorable rounds of golf at Naruo, Koga, and Hirono; the last a magical layout, ranked 35th in the world, that since 1932 has been an exemplar of exclusive golf in a country that exalts its bests. Nothing evokes golf envy in Japan like getting on Hirono.

On the way home, for good measure, a quick stopover on South Korea's 'Maui,' Jeju Island, for a round at Nine Bridges, widely considered the most dramatic golf setting in East Asia -- the picture-perfect sunset on our eye- and spirit-opening tour of these ancient lands.”
Trip Highlights

Nine nights of luxury accommodation including a stay at a traditional Ryokan (9 nights, twin share)
Eight rounds of golf at top-ranked courses, including four top 100 courses
All internal transfers (from Narita to Seoul)
All Meals
All events
Services of two guides (a Japanese national and GolfTI representative)
 
What's Included

Hotel highlights include: Four Seasons in Tokyo, Grand Hyatt in Fukuoka, the Westin in Kyoto
Two nights on Jeju Island in South Korea
Eight rounds of golf, including top 100 courses; Hirono, Kawana, Naruo and Nine Bridges. Other great rounds include Pinx, Kasumigaseki, Hakone and Koga
Kobe steak dinner in where else but Kobe
Sushi breakfast at the Tokyo fish market
Sumo wrestling match in Tokyo
Authentic Geisha teahouse experience in Kyoto
A stay in a ryokan with the traditional baths and “kaiseki” meal served by your personal room attendant
A visit to Miyajima
Tours of Old Tokyo