Golf in Japan

Golfing in Japan is not as expensive as most golfers think, and with meticulous attention to detail and typical Japanese quality, golf in Japan will surprise and delight those searching for great golf in Asia.

Golf in Japan offers some of the most beautiful golf courses in the world, especially if you’re willing to travel an hour or two outside the city. Many of them have been designed by the leading golf course design firms from the West to resemble famous courses such as Pebble Beach and Augusta National.

Many Japan golf courses offer amenities (such as driving ranges, pro shops, restaurants and overnight facilities) to help you enjoy the experience, and some offer conveniences you wouldn’t find in the West (like Japanese hot spring baths and mahjong rooms). Even if you’re only a casual golfer, you’ll enjoy the cultural experience of golfing in Japan where few of your friends and business partners have.

Due to the slow economy, many Japan golf courses that had been for members only are now opening at least partly to non-members. Combined with some beautiful public courses which never required membership in order to play, Japan now offers a full range of courses of every size, level of difficulty and level of service to the general public. And with the yen losing so much of its value since its 1995 peak at 80 yen to the dollar, many of these Japan golf courses are affordable for the first time to non-Japanese business travellers, tourists and golfers from around the world. Golf Japan, Asia’s golf paradise.

Golf is a very popular sport in Japan as it is in Asia. Since space for golf courses is limited, golf club membership fees are very high. However, there are public driving ranges throughout the country where golf lovers without a club membership, can practice. These driving ranges are big constructions that are wrapped in large green nets. One can see these constructions everywhere, even in the middle of cities. Often balls can be played from two or more floors in order to allow a greater number of players to practice at the same time.

Japan offers some of the most beautiful golf courses in Asia, especially if you’re willing to travel an hour or two outside the city. Many of them have been designed by the leading golf course design firms from the West to resemble famous courses such as Pebble Beach and Augusta National. Many offer amenities (such as driving ranges, pro shops, restaurants and overnight facilities) to help you enjoy the experience and some offer conveniences you wouldn’t find in the West (like Japanese hot spring baths and mahjong rooms).

Even if you’re only a casual Asia golfer, you’ll enjoy the cultural experience of golfing in Japan where few of your friends and business partners have. And you’ll have joined the likes of Tiger Woods, Mark O’Meara, Nick Price, Brad Hughes and other pros who have found Japanese courses to be among the most challenging in the world.

Due to Japan’s slow economy, many of its golf courses that had been for members only are now opening at least partly to non-members. Combined with some beautiful public courses which never required membership in order to play, Japan now offers a full range of courses of every size, level of difficulty and level of service to the general public. And with the yen losing so much of its value since its 1995 peak at 80 yen to the dollar, many of these courses are affordable for the first time to non-Japanese business travellers, tourists and golfers from around the world. It’s a fact that many of the golf courses around Tokyo are less expensive, more convenient, more challenging and offer more excitement than those found in Australia, Canada, the United States or Europe! All part of what makes Golf in Asia great!