Golf Asahikawa - Shirogane Golf Club

Shirogane Golf Club

As far as value for money golf courses close to Asahikawa go, Shirogane Golf Club  must be considered in the top 5. Perfectly maintained, picturesque, uncrowded and having a distinct country club look and feel, you would be excused for thinking that it was a strictly 'Membership Only' affair. This thankfully is not the case, and although you really do get a sense of golf extravagance as staff rush to your car to take the clubs out, as soon as you walk through the front doors you are quickly put at ease by the welcoming friendly staff.

Fully automatic, remote-control buggies guide you around the course with ease, allowing you the luxury of taking in the spectacular mountains of the Taisetsuzan National Park which dominate the horizon at different parts of the course.

The course itself is professionally maintained throughout and provides a comfortable balance between forgiving fairways and 'gone for good' OB gullies. The dog legs tend to be taxing following inaccurate drives, but some do offer a chance to cut corners and make shots up.

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Asahiyama Zoo

No Asahikawa information source is complete without mentioning Asahiyama Zoo at least once, it is after all Asahikawa's number one tourist attraction, and the most popular zoo in Japan. 

With unique enclosure ideas, the zoo's management have endeavoured to increase the animals' activity, making them more playful, curious and relaxed, and ultimately more enjoyable to observe.

With the increased success of the zoo have come substantial annual increases in zoo visitors, and you will find it quite busy on most days, with weekends busiest of all. Despite this, the zoo is well laid out and congestion tends to be managed well. Entry is ridiculously low at about 890yen making the Asahiyama Zoo an inexpensive, fun day out.

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