Golf is very popular. More than ten million Japanese play golf. And they have more than 1,500 golf courses. Golf is becoming the most popular sport among male salaried workers in urban areas. They enjoy it for the same reasons westerners do - you can play well past middle age, and it's a good way to entertain business associates and clients.
Of course Japanese women play golf too, and very well. Both Japanese men and women regularly compete with the world's leading pros.
It is expensive to play golf in Japan. It's a real problem. Land is so scarce that not much of it can be used for golf courses. So golf club memberships are incredibly expensive. And there are few public courses. Japanese living abroad enjoy the chance to play at public courses.
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