Heading to Tokyo, Japan today

[racingdc9]

Going to be in Tokyo for a few days and plan on looking for some golf shops. Which brands should I look for? Nothing super high dollar but not cheap either. Just looking into wedges and maybe putters.

[ALTSean]

I recommend checking out the used gear. With the dollar to yen exchange rate and the relatively weak used club market, you can find some good deals. Golf Effort is a chain store that has both really high end JDM only gear and used gear. Good luck!

[niscur24]

Hopefully this attached correctly...

Here's where I plan to visit when I'm there. There's obviously plenty of other shops but this should get you started. All the blue pins are pretty much golf shops and a random restaurant or two. Red/Yellow are POI.

From what I have noticed that once you find one shop a little exploring will find several in close proximity.

[asw7576]

My favorite golf shop in Tokyo is Victoria Golf Shop @Shinjuku . Only 80 meters from Takashimaya Dept. Store - Times Square. Follow the sign for mall exit to shinjuku subway station - luminest 2. The place is near ZARA and Starbuck Coffee. A narrow street with lots of people walking. The best way to get there, take taxi after you get out from shinjuku station, ..... only 5 minutes .

Have a nice trip to Tokyo !

[brianhorne8]

Went to Victoria last month. It's incredible and overwhelming. Have fun!

[Kingcat990]

Take photos if you can.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

You never know what gems you might find in a used store. The average Japanese player gets out around twice a year. They might go to the range once a month, maybe twice, but likely not at all. Every 3-4 years they trade up. You don't find many putters, that's the only thing. You will no doubt find some great gear in the new shops. I always recommend doing a google map search of things like Tokyo and Golf. Look for this place http://www.golfpartner.co.jp/ They have lots of new and used stock.

[jpdrain]

So jealous.. enjoy Tokyo

[niscur24]

I literally visited every golf partner I could find between Yokosuka and Tokyo. Only ended up with a mint forged vokey 48. They had some nice stuff but nothing I would have considered a great deal or had to have due to condition. I'm sure it's very season specific and I was there in the summer. Visted all the other places in my little map above and ended up with 3 more jdm vokeys forged and tvd, Legacy Black woods, numerous headcovers, and would have bought more.......but I had to control myself. Brought a steel shaft cutter and bought a mini hacksaw in Tokyo to cut everything down to fit in my bag. Every place had %off for using visa, no tax showing passport, and when I was there it was 124y to a dollar......serious deals once it cleared my banks vs jdm retail and everything I got was new in the wrapper.

Can't wait to go back twice in 2016!!!!

[Kingcat990]

Nice. Snap some photos. Sounds like a Christmas trip

[Soloman1]

It was hot and humid when he went five months ago...

[Christen_The_Sloop]

Here's a taste of the golf out this way.

[niscur24]

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It was hot and humid when he went five months ago...
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God yes mid July was miserable....I literally had to take a break mid day to head back to the hotel and air out my clothes and cool off it was so bad....And I'm born/raised/live in central Florida. Even enduring Disney mid summer was more pleasant than Tokyo mid July.

[Soloman1]

Japan has four seasons:

one month of rainy season (tsuyu)

one month of cold weather (February)

one month of jungle-like heat (mushi atsui)

and nine months of road repair...