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S4 · E34 — Golf

S4:E34 · Golf

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Watches and Clocks

Watches and Clocks

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Fugu Blowfish

28 min

Haneda Airport

28 min

Kagura Dances

28 min

Snow

28 min

Pollen Allergy

28 min

Sashimono Woodwork

28 min

Cranes

28 min

Kitchen Knives

28 min

Fishing

28 min

Armour

Armour

28 min

Judo

28 min

The Life of Taro Okamoto

28 min

The Life of Osamu Dazai

28 min

The Life of Kenzo Tange

28 min

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28 min

Toilets

Toilets

28 min

Lifts

28 min

Motorcycles

28 min

Unagi Eel

Unagi Eel

28 min

Japanophiles - Ilan Yanizky

28 min

Japanophiles - Silvain Guignard

28 min

Japanophiles - Stéphane Danton

28 min

Japanophiles - Dorothy Feibleman

28 min

Plastic Food Samples

28 min

Insects

28 min

Traditional Japanese Mathematics

28 min

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Bicycles

28 min

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Chusonji

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Seaweed

28 min

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Charcoal

28 min

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Rain

28 min

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Golf

28 min

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Shipbuilding

28 min

Japanophiles - Bruce Huebner

28 min

Japanophiles - Noelke Muho

28 min

Japanophiles - Matt Alt

28 min

Karaoke

28 min

Holidays

28 min

Red Sea Bream

Red Sea Bream

28 min

Shopping Streets

28 min

Chickens and Eggs

Chickens and Eggs

28 min

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Golf

Season 4 · Episode 34 · Oct 20, 2011

Japan loves golf. The number of golfers in Japan is around 10 million - 1 in every 13 people. But playing golf in Japan can be expensive. If you want to hit the ball but can't go to the course, you go to the driving range. Japan has more driving ranges than any other country in the world. Golf was introduced to Japan in the early 20th century. The popularity of the sport grew with Japan's postwar economic rise. Golf was used to entertain business clients, and memberships to exclusive clubs were traded like assets. One survivor of the earthquake that struck Kobe in 1995 defied the odds and realized his dream of becoming a professional golfer...at age 60! A group of engineers is trying to apply the techniques used in a traditional Japanese craft to cutting-edge golf gear. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is golf. It Japan, it is much more than just a sport.

Begin Japanology

TV Series

200828m8.0

Documentary

Now playing

Golf

Season 4 · Episode 34 · Oct 20, 2011

Japan loves golf. The number of golfers in Japan is around 10 million - 1 in every 13 people. But playing golf in Japan can be expensive. If you want to hit the ball but can't go to the course, you go to the driving range. Japan has more driving ranges than any other country in the world. Golf was introduced to Japan in the early 20th century. The popularity of the sport grew with Japan's postwar economic rise. Golf was used to entertain business clients, and memberships to exclusive clubs were traded like assets. One survivor of the earthquake that struck Kobe in 1995 defied the odds and realized his dream of becoming a professional golfer...at age 60! A group of engineers is trying to apply the techniques used in a traditional Japanese craft to cutting-edge golf gear. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is golf. It Japan, it is much more than just a sport.