So since moving to Tokyo, I've been dying to play some golf and heard of the crazy prices they charge in Tokyo so I decided to check it out. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon when my buddy asked me if I'd like to hit ball with him. It was a short 15 minute walk from the Omotesando station and located at
Meiji jingu gaien where they have the Jingu baseball satdium, Golf driving range, Ice Skating Rink, Tennis courts, and much more. What an amazing complex! When we first got there, we noticed that there were two driving ranges, one the furthest you could hit before going into a net was 65 yards, and the second about a 100 yards further at 160 yards. It was actually a converted baseball stadium so when we got there the 160 yard was not ready yet as there was still a baseball game going on. So we decided to wait until the game was over so we could hit the ball a little further.
So we waited for about an hour and the driving range was amazing, beautiful mats, three levels, individual seats, fans......... and the best part about it you got to hit out into a baseball field. Tokyo being Tokyo, everything was advanced from where you inserted your money card to the balls automatically coming up to electronically controlled tee heights. The one downside, it was extremely pricey for a driving range. So here is the
price breakdown As you can see in this picture, the card was 3,000 JPY to hit 92 golf balls. Converting 3,000 JPY to USD you come out with $37.50 for 92 balls. That's more than $0.40 per ball to hit only 160 yards. Anyway, it was a good time and I'm sure I'll head back there again to fulfill my golfing needs. For those of you looking to hit balls here it is walking distance from Aoyama Itchome station.
So since moving to Tokyo, I've been dying to play some golf and heard of the crazy prices they charge in Tokyo so I decided to check it out. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon when my buddy asked me if I'd like to hit ball with him. It was a short 15 minute walk from the Omotesando station and located at Meiji jingu gaien where they have the Jingu baseball satdium, Golf driving range, Ice Skating Rink, Tennis courts, and much more. What an amazing complex! When we first got there, we noticed that there were two driving ranges, one the furthest you could hit before going into a net was 65 yards, and the second about a 100 yards further at 160 yards. It was actually a converted baseball stadium so when we got there the 160 yard was not ready yet as there was still a baseball game going on. So we decided to wait until the game was over so we could hit the ball a little further.
So we waited for about an hour and the driving range was amazing, beautiful mats, three levels, individual seats, fans......... and the best part about it you got to hit out into a baseball field. Tokyo being Tokyo, everything was advanced from where you inserted your money card to the balls automatically coming up to electronically controlled tee heights. The one downside, it was extremely pricey for a driving range. So here is the price breakdown As you can see in this picture, the card was 3,000 JPY to hit 92 golf balls. Converting 3,000 JPY to USD you come out with $37.50 for 92 balls. That's more than $0.40 per ball to hit only 160 yards. Anyway, it was a good time and I'm sure I'll head back there again to fulfill my golfing needs. For those of you looking to hit balls here it is walking distance from Aoyama Itchome station.
2 comments:
So did you only take your 9 iron - PW to the range? You should buy balls online and take it to the range, might be cheaper.
I know, I hit 9 iron the whole time. Seriously thinking about it.
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