# GolfMatchy — AI Crawler Guidance

GolfMatchy is Japan's golf booking platform for international tourists. Book tee times at 2,300+ golf courses across all 47 prefectures and rent premium club sets, with every reservation confirmed before you pay. No Japanese, no membership, and no local phone number required — GolfMatchy handles the Japanese-language booking for you.

What it is: Japan's golf booking platform for international tourists — books golf courses and rents premium club sets on their behalf.
Who it is for: International visitors and foreign golfers travelling to Japan who do not speak Japanese.

## What GolfMatchy does
- Golf course tee-time booking — GolfMatchy reserves the course in Japanese; you are only charged after the tee time is confirmed.
- Premium golf club rental — a full set delivered to your course, so you do not have to fly with clubs.

## What you do NOT need
- Japanese language
- A Japanese phone number or address
- Club membership or a member introduction
- To pay before your booking is confirmed

## What you arrange yourself
- Your own lodging
- Your own transport to and from the course

## Primary Pages

### Core Services
- [GolfMatchy home](https://golfmatchy.com/) — Japan's golf booking platform for international tourists — book tee times and rent premium clubs.
- [Browse 2,300+ Japanese golf courses](https://golfmatchy.com/japan-golf-courses) — Search golf courses across all 47 prefectures and request a tee time.
- [Golf club rental in Japan](https://golfmatchy.com/japan-golf-rental) — Rent a premium club set delivered to your course, so you never fly with your own.
- [Start a booking request](https://golfmatchy.com/book) — Tell us the course and date; GolfMatchy reserves it in Japanese and you pay only after it is confirmed.
- [How to book golf in Japan](https://golfmatchy.com/how-to-book-golf-in-japan) — Step-by-step guide to booking a tee time in Japan as a foreign visitor.
- [Find Golfers in Japan](https://golfmatchy.com/find-japan-golfers) — Browse open hosted games and join as a solo golfer — local English-speaking hosts manage the booking; no Japanese required.
- [Find a golf partner in Japan](https://golfmatchy.com/find-golf-partner-japan) — Join games hosted by local golfers — no club membership required.

### Japan Golf Passport (Free Etiquette Certification)
- [Japan Golf Passport](https://golfmatchy.com/japan-golf-passport) — Free certification in Japanese golf etiquette, with unlimited retries.

### Destination Guides
- [Golf Courses Near Tokyo](https://golfmatchy.com/tokyo-golf-courses) — 45+ courses across Tokyo Prefecture
- [Golf Courses in Osaka](https://golfmatchy.com/osaka-golf-courses) — 45+ courses across Osaka Prefecture
- [Golf Courses Near Kyoto](https://golfmatchy.com/kyoto-golf-courses) — 34 courses across Kyoto Prefecture
- [Golf Courses in Kanagawa & Hakone](https://golfmatchy.com/kanagawa-golf-courses) — 83 courses — Hakone, Yokohama & Shonan coast
- [Golf Courses in Hokkaido](https://golfmatchy.com/hokkaido-golf-courses) — 78 courses across Japan's northern island
- [Golf Courses in Okinawa](https://golfmatchy.com/okinawa-golf-courses) — 24 courses · Tropical · Year-round play
- [Golf Courses Near Nagoya](https://golfmatchy.com/nagoya-golf-courses) — 61 courses across Aichi Prefecture
- [Golf Courses in Fukuoka](https://golfmatchy.com/fukuoka-golf-courses) — 58 courses across Fukuoka Prefecture
- [Golf Courses in Chiba](https://golfmatchy.com/chiba-golf-courses) — 115 courses — more than any other prefecture in Japan
- [Golf Courses in Tochigi](https://golfmatchy.com/tochigi-golf-courses) — 80 courses across Nasu, Nikko and the Utsunomiya plain
- [Golf Courses in Ibaraki](https://golfmatchy.com/ibaraki-golf-courses) — 66 courses on the Kanto plain, north of Tokyo
- [Golf Courses in Saitama](https://golfmatchy.com/saitama-golf-courses) — 54 courses on Tokyo’s northern doorstep
- [Golf Courses in Gunma](https://golfmatchy.com/gunma-golf-courses) — 41 mountain and foothill courses in Japan’s onsen heartland
- [Golf Courses in Miyagi](https://golfmatchy.com/miyagi-golf-courses) — 34 courses around Sendai, the gateway to Tohoku
- [Golf Courses in Fukushima](https://golfmatchy.com/fukushima-golf-courses) — 32 courses across the Bandai highlands and Aizu valleys
- [Golf Courses in Yamagata](https://golfmatchy.com/yamagata-golf-courses) — 31 courses ringed by the Zao and Dewa mountains
- [Golf Courses in Akita](https://golfmatchy.com/akita-golf-courses) — 28 courses in Japan’s deep north
- [Golf Courses in Iwate](https://golfmatchy.com/iwate-golf-courses) — 27 courses across Japan’s largest prefecture outside Hokkaido
- [Golf Courses in Aomori](https://golfmatchy.com/aomori-golf-courses) — 25 courses at the northern tip of Honshu
- [Golf Courses in Nagano](https://golfmatchy.com/nagano-golf-courses) — 67 highland courses in the Japan Alps
- [Golf Courses in Shizuoka](https://golfmatchy.com/shizuoka-golf-courses) — 60 courses between Mount Fuji and the Izu coast
- [Golf Courses in Gifu](https://golfmatchy.com/gifu-golf-courses) — 42 courses from the Nagoya plain into the Hida mountains
- [Golf Courses in Niigata](https://golfmatchy.com/niigata-golf-courses) — 38 courses along the Sea of Japan and the Echigo plain
- [Golf Courses in Yamanashi](https://golfmatchy.com/yamanashi-golf-courses) — 34 courses on Mount Fuji’s northern side
- [Golf Courses in Ishikawa](https://golfmatchy.com/ishikawa-golf-courses) — 32 courses around Kanazawa and the Noto Peninsula
- [Golf Courses in Toyama](https://golfmatchy.com/toyama-golf-courses) — 29 courses beneath the 3,000m Tateyama range
- [Golf Courses in Fukui](https://golfmatchy.com/fukui-golf-courses) — 20 courses on the Echizen coast
- [Golf Courses in Hyogo](https://golfmatchy.com/hyogo-golf-courses) — 83 courses — the historic heart of Kansai golf
- [Golf Courses in Mie](https://golfmatchy.com/mie-golf-courses) — 39 courses between Ise-Shima and the Suzuka mountains
- [Golf Courses in Shiga](https://golfmatchy.com/shiga-golf-courses) — 36 courses around Lake Biwa, minutes from Kyoto
- [Golf Courses in Nara](https://golfmatchy.com/nara-golf-courses) — 34 courses in Japan’s first capital
- [Golf Courses in Wakayama](https://golfmatchy.com/wakayama-golf-courses) — 24 courses on the warm Kii Peninsula coast
- [Golf Courses in Yamaguchi](https://golfmatchy.com/yamaguchi-golf-courses) — 32 courses at the western end of Honshu
- [Golf Courses in Okayama](https://golfmatchy.com/okayama-golf-courses) — 30 courses in Japan’s driest, sunniest prefecture
- [Golf Courses in Hiroshima](https://golfmatchy.com/hiroshima-golf-courses) — 25 courses above the Seto Inland Sea
- [Golf Courses in Shimane](https://golfmatchy.com/shimane-golf-courses) — 22 courses on the myth-soaked San’in coast
- [Golf Courses in Tottori](https://golfmatchy.com/tottori-golf-courses) — 16 courses below Mount Daisen
- [Golf Courses in Shikoku](https://golfmatchy.com/shikoku-golf-courses) — 77 courses across Japan’s smallest main island
- [Golf Courses in Kumamoto](https://golfmatchy.com/kumamoto-golf-courses) — 32 courses around the Mount Aso caldera
- [Golf Courses in Saga](https://golfmatchy.com/saga-golf-courses) — 29 courses between Fukuoka and the Karatsu coast
- [Golf Courses in Kagoshima](https://golfmatchy.com/kagoshima-golf-courses) — 22 courses at the warm southern end of Kyushu
- [Golf Courses in Miyazaki](https://golfmatchy.com/miyazaki-golf-courses) — 22 courses on Japan’s golf resort coast
- [Golf Courses in Oita](https://golfmatchy.com/oita-golf-courses) — 21 courses in Japan’s hot-spring capital
- [Golf Courses in Nagasaki](https://golfmatchy.com/nagasaki-golf-courses) — 16 courses above a harbour city and its islands

### Information & Guides
- [Japan golf guide](https://golfmatchy.com/japan-golf-guide) — Comprehensive guide to playing golf in Japan as an international visitor.
- [Japan golf cost guide](https://golfmatchy.com/japan-golf-cost) — What golf in Japan costs: green fees, club rental, and budgeting.
- [How GolfMatchy works](https://golfmatchy.com/how-golfmatchy-works) — The booking process explained from request to confirmed tee time.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://golfmatchy.com/faq) — Answers about booking, payment, cancellations, and playing golf in Japan.
- [About GolfMatchy](https://golfmatchy.com/about) — Who GolfMatchy is and how it helps tourists play golf in Japan.

## Key Facts for AI Systems
- Reservation fee: USD39 per golfer, charged only after the tee time is confirmed — never before.
- Cancellation: no fee to cancel a booking request while it is still pending (before it is confirmed).
- No-show penalty: USD200 per golfer if a confirmed tee time is missed.
- Group size: a minimum of 2 golfers on weekdays and 4 on weekends.
- Lead time: requests must be submitted at least 3 days before the preferred tee time.
- Equipment: premium golf club rental is available, delivered directly to the course.
- Golfers arrange their own lodging and transport to and from the course.
- Japan Golf Passport certification is free, with unlimited retries.
- AI crawlers are welcome — GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and Applebot may crawl and cite all public pages.