THe japan major
Eight days inside the most quietly obsessive golf culture on earth, from Tokyo to the foot of Mount Fuji and back again. A trip built around the shops and the shrines, the bath after eighteen, the lunch break between nines, the courses you've heard about and the ones you haven't. A pilgrimage for the people who were always going to recognize it as one.
Why Japan
Japan is the country that turned the practice range into something closer to a religion, where the best clubmakers in the world work out of rooms you'd walk past on a Tokyo backstreet, and where the rituals around the round are taken as seriously as the round itself. The bow before the first tee. The lunch break between the front and the back nine. The bath at the clubhouse after eighteen, every time, without exception, drawn from the same hot springs that have been pulling people in for centuries.
The Shape
We've built this one with Preserve Golf Japan, who know the country and the courses better than anyone we could have asked. The shape of it runs from the city out to the mountain and back, two days in Tokyo at the start, four days around Mount Fuji in the middle, a final day back in the city before everyone flies home. Not a tour with stops. A journey with a shape.
The Japan Major 2026
Bunkers, Baths, & Bullet Trains
This Major is limited to 24 players. Once you register, a member of our team will contact you directly to walk through the booking process and answer questions. Every Major is built with personal touch and white glove support from start to finish.
What to know
A few things worth knowing before you book, because in Japan the rituals around the round are part of the experience rather than footnotes to it. Tattoos are still treated cautiously at many of the onsen and clubhouse baths, which is worth being aware of if you have any. A blazer is required at several of the private courses we're playing, so worth packing one rather than buying one out there. Lunch breaks between the nines are standard at most Japanese courses and one of the things that makes a round there feel different, slower, more like a conversation than a race. Bathing at the clubhouse after eighteen is the same, not optional in the cultural sense and arguably the best part of the day.
Arrival on the 7th of November, golf from the 9th, departure on the 14th. The full eight, the full country, spelled out below.
THE SCHEDULE
November 07 | Arrival
Land in Tokyo, meet the group, and head into the city by private transfer. Check in at Shinagawa Prince. The first night is omakase, a welcome dinner, and the slow recognition that the week ahead is going to be louder, quieter, and more itself than anything you've done before.
November 08 | Tokyo
A full day in the city before a club comes out of a bag. A tour through the best of Tokyo's golf shops, the back rooms and the flagships, the kind of places that explain why Japanese clubmakers have the reputation they do. A two-hour samurai sword experience in the afternoon. AKIBA Golf Studio after that, for simulator time and a window into Tokyo's indoor golf culture, which is a world of its own. Wagyu Shabu-shabu dinner to close.
November 09 | Caledonian
The first round, a morning tee time at Caledonian. After eighteen, the city falls behind and the road runs out toward Lake Kawaguchiko. Two nights near Mount Fuji, the first onsen of the trip, and a quieter register from here on.
November 10 | Fuji Classic
Fairways framed by forest. Fuji sitting impossibly large in the distance, the kind of presence that makes people reach for their phones and find that the camera can't quite hold it. The afternoon is open. Coffee in town, the lake at your own pace, the onsen again if you want it.
November 11 | Fujilakeside
A second day under the mountain. By this point in the week, the rhythm of Japanese golf has started to make sense. The halfway lunch between nines. The bath at the clubhouse after eighteen. The quiet care that runs through every course you play. After the round, on to Hakone, a mountain town built around hot springs, narrow roads, and views that look painted.
November 12 | Gorakadan Fuji
Gorakadan Fuji sits high in the hills above Hakone, where the air turns cooler and the fairways thread between cedar and silver birch. The course climbs and falls with the land, never fighting it, every hole framed by forest and the quiet weight of Fuji beyond.
November 13 | Granfields
The final round, then the road back to Tokyo for one last night together. Sushi omakase at the golf course. This is the way to close the Japan Major.
November 14 | Departure
Breakfast, check-out, private transfer to Narita or Haneda. A week of golf shops, Fuji views, onsen resets, omakase, teppanyaki, and five rounds behind you. Sayonara for now.
TRIP OVERVIEW
Dates: November 07 - November 14, 2026
Shared Occupancy Rate: $6,445 per person
Single Supplement Rate: $7,445 per person
*Shared occupancy rate is based on two golfers per room with twin beds. Single supplement is for private rooms.
Travel: Arrival into Tokyo airport on 7th November - departure on 14th Nov Airport pickup & drop off - private bus.
Deposit: 50% Due Upon Registration
WHAT'S INCLUDED
GOLF COURSES
Caledonian Golf Club (18)
Fuji Classic (18)
Fuji Lakeside Country Club (18)
TBC - Coming soon
Granfield Country Club (18)
Carts included for all rounds.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Shinagawa Prince Hotel
(2 nights)
PICA Fujiyama, Fujikawaguchiko
(2 nights)
Sengokuhara Prince Hotel, Hakone
(2 nights)
Hotel Villa Fontaine, Tokyo-Kayabacho
(1 night)
We’ll move through Japan with intention, from Tokyo’s neon-lit nights at Shinagawa Prince Hotel to the quiet stillness of PICA Fujiyama beneath Mount Fuji. In Hakone, Sengokuhara Prince Hotel offers space to slow down, before one final night back in Tokyo at Hotel Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Kayabacho.
EXTRAS
Tour of Tokyo’s best golf shops on day one, including The Divot Store and Clubhaus, followed by a samurai sword experience and time at AKIBA Golf
The quintessential Japanese halfway lunch tradition at every club, followed by an onsen experience
Not one but two omakase sushi dinners
A Japanese BBQ experience
Japanese-style villa stays on nights three and four
Need help?
Frequently Asked Questions
Each Member can request up to eight spots. Planning to come with a group? Let us know, and we’ll do our best to keep you together on and off the course.
Absolutely. Many of our participants sign up solo. You’ll be paired with fellow RGC Members, and by the end of the trip, you’ll have a whole new crew.
Nope. All skill levels are welcome. We just ask that you keep a good pace, play respectfully, and embrace the game. We use a double-bogey max scoring system to keep things moving and fun for everyone.
A 50% deposit is required to lock in your spot. The remaining balance is due by September 30, 2026.
If you need to cancel after that, refunds are only available as credit transfer to another event.
We highly recommend travel insurance to protect your trip in case of emergencies or unexpected changes.
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