Spending an evening in Kyoto with friends or clients from overseas is easier when there is something to do together: conversation follows naturally, however far apart your languages are.
Here is what whoever makes the booking should confirm, so that showing guests to simulation golf goes smoothly.
Check your guests' golfing experience
Experienced players suit a mode that plays courses from around the world; beginners are better served by target games or a short hole. Confirm which hand each plays with in advance.
Not everyone has to play. Choose a venue where guests who do not, such as those who would rather stay at the bar or the darts, still have a good evening.
Check the booking languages and the guidance
A booking page in several languages lets your guests check the date and the price themselves. On the night, share the booking name and make clear who the main contact is.
If the machine's controls are mainly in Japanese, have the organiser ready to explain the sequence briefly.
Pass on the rentals and the sizes
For guests who are travelling, a venue that lends clubs, gloves and shoes is a great convenience. Pass on right- or left-handed, and rough shoe sizes.
Where no special clothing is needed, guests can come straight from sightseeing or dinner. Just let them know their clothes should let them swing safely.
Explain the access and the late-night return
Share more than the station name: the exit, the walking time, the building and the floor, in English or whichever language suits. A map link makes it harder to get lost.
If you are staying late, the organiser should check the last train, taxis and how each guest gets back to their hotel.
- A booking page in several languages
- Right- or left-handed
- Free rental equipment
- The station exit and the way home
An indoor golf experience in Gion
Gion Country Club has website guidance and booking pages in English, Korean, Chinese, French and Italian. We are three minutes' walk from Gion-Shijo Station.
Golf equipment is lent free of charge, so beginners can come empty-handed. After dinner on a day of sightseeing in Kyoto, an evening experience can be added from 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book in a language other than Japanese?
Gion Country Club has web booking pages in English, Korean, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, French and Italian.
Can visitors from overseas come empty-handed?
Clubs, gloves and shoes are lent free of charge, so no golf equipment is needed.
Will guests who have never played golf enjoy it?
Short games and target play are easy for beginners to join, and there is also the bar and the darts.
