Japan. Golf-samurai

Master the art of ikebana and the skill of sword fighting, see the spectacular theater “Kabuki” and cherry blossoms… For this experience for countless years people from all over the world go to the land of the Rising Sun. Japan carefully preserves rich cultural traditions, while ahead in its development of most countries. It is a mistake to think that the Japanese only know what to wave a katana, cutting off all unnecessary, but to weave intricate patterns of flowers. A nation with samurai codes of honor could not fail to find a reflection of many of the principles of its philosophy in such a noble hobby as Golf.

Despite the fact that the emergence of the game is dated presumably XV century, in Japan it came much later – in 1901. Continue reading →