Mount Fuji views are diamond in rough for foreign golfers

Travel & Leisure

Luxury tours to Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture aimed at guests from Taiwan and China

Taiwanese travel agents visited Susono Country Club and other golf courses in Shizuoka prefecture in December. (Photo by Nodoka Murakami) 

NODOKA MURAKAMI

January 25, 2025 14:02 JST

SHIZUOKA, Japan — Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo, is promoting tour packages for wealthy golfers from abroad. A major selling point is the views the courses offer of Mount Fuji, which golfers can enjoy while playing. The prefecture hopes to promote longer stays and greater spending with such tours.