Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.nacamar.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!h219-110-093-037.catv01.itscom.JP!not-for-mail From: "Hibijibi" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Question on golf Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:10:07 +0900 Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <73fde4f0.0308161443.55846878@posting.google.com> <1fzuxdm.gk4p4t1yda3ywN@yahoobb219000172052.bbtec.net> <73fde4f0.0308171037.2a50b6ef@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: h219-110-093-037.catv01.itscom.jp (219.110.93.37) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1061201410 2089027 219.110.93.37 (16 [149122]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:4519 "John W." wrote: > > > How much for a round of golf in Japan? Prefer to find out info for the > > > Kansai region, but it's more for future info so anyplace is okay. I've > > > heard stories of cheaper greens fees on weekdays, but have never > > > played in Japan. For me, the expense is not so much the greens fees but all the other stuff -- accomodations, clubs, meals, balls, and the prerequisite shoes. For prices you might check out - Nobeyama in Yamanashi: www.chateraiseresort.co.jp/GOLF/index.html or, up in Hokkaido: http://www.chateraise.co.jp/cc/golf.html#01 (ie. a weekday round costs 5,000 - 7,000 yen) I've been to Nobeyama - reasonable and nice, family type of place. The nearby train station in Yatsugatake is supposedly the highest JR station in Japan. Closer to Tokyo, you might also check out a club called Tsuru in Otsuki -- busier and perhaps a little more exclusive. To get that similar feeling for a much lower price, you can also head on over to your local driving range. ;-) best regards, hibijibi -- where the ground is still swaying as i type