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Table of Contents

 
 
Executive Summary
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Golf Supply
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Number Of Courses by Prefecture
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Golf Facilities by Prefecture
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Population Per 18 Holes
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Mapping Golf Supply by Prefecture
9
Size Of Facilities by Prefecture
10
Golf Development
13
Tracking Trends in Golf Development
13
Openings Per Year
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How Many New Courses are There?
16
Virgin Developments by Prefecture
17
Mapping Golf Course Construction
19
The Size of the New Developments
20
Foreign Investment Opportunities – Trends in Sales and Prices
21
Green Fee Market
24
Average Green Fees by Prefecture
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Price Changes 1999 – 2002
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Weekend Green Fees - % Increase on Midweek Fees
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Initiation Fees (Joining Fees)
32
Average Initiation Fees by Prefecture
34
Price Changes 1999 – 2002
36
Analysis of Declining Japanese Stock / Joining Fee market
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Annual Dues (Subscriptions)
40
Average Dues by Prefecture
42
Price Changes 1999 – 2002
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The Golfing Population
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Club Membership Participation by Prefecture
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Golf Participation Rates by Prefecture
47
Map of Golfer Participation Levels
48
Club Membership Analysis
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Map of Membership Figures
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Club Membership Growth
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Membership Occupancy
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Women Golfers by Prefecture
55
Junior Golfers by Prefecture
57
Trade in Golf Related Goods
58
Imports and Exports by Country
58
Trends in Japan’s Largest Exporting Destinations
59
Trends in Japan’s Largest Importing Destinations
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