Thursday, 16 November 2017

Japan Has Half Of Asia's Golf Courses, But The Game's Popularity There Is Flagging

Takashi Yanaoka, president of the Musashigaoka Golf Course outside Tokyo, says tee times are booked at about 90 percent here. But it bucks an industry-wide downward trend.

In the 1980s, Japan built thousands of golf courses and the game became baked into its business culture. Those days are over. Golf participation in Japan has dropped by 40 percent since 1996.

(Image credit: Becky Sullivan/NPR)



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