{"id":29671,"date":"2025-04-16T16:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=29671"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:06:50","slug":"heat-makes-outdoor-sport-in-japan-2065-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/heat-makes-outdoor-sport-in-japan-2065-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Heat makes outdoor sports impossible in Japan in 2065"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-668xds-b4c3d814dd4c3d1eab3d126d055cf11f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-b4c3d814dd4c3d1eab3d126d055cf11f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-b4c3d814dd4c3d1eab3d126d055cf11f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-668xds-b4c3d814dd4c3d1eab3d126d055cf11f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29676 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29676 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43.jpg\" alt='Japanese golfer' title='Heat and outdoor sports'  height=\"924\" width=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-43-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2j05w9-ed8a2072b808a1ceccd5a438e3245bbb\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2j05w9-ed8a2072b808a1ceccd5a438e3245bbb{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2j05w9-ed8a2072b808a1ceccd5a438e3245bbb .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2j05w9-ed8a2072b808a1ceccd5a438e3245bbb .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2j05w9-ed8a2072b808a1ceccd5a438e3245bbb av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Study: Heat will make outdoor sports impossible in Japan until 2065<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-m84u3vd2-d74312f5455d8c759509e7174a6d676e av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >25. November 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-7346ebfddcb3b1befdc54074201b5725 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Japan&#8217;s golf sport faces enormous challenges in summer due to climate change: According to a study by the <strong>National Institute for Environmental Studies and Waseda University<\/strong>, three quarters of the country could be too hot for outdoor sports activities between 3 and 6 pm by 2065. Summer temperatures in Tokyo already reach an average of 34\u00b0C with 78% humidity, resulting in a dangerous heat index. According to the World Health Organization, this is particularly dangerous for younger and older people.<\/p>\n<p>The effects are already being felt: since 2018, over 1,250 people have died from heat-related illnesses in Japan every year. Schools are responding with measures such as early morning training and shortened outdoor sessions. However, experts emphasize that these approaches are not enough. They are calling for fundamental changes, including moving competitions to cooler seasons and expanding air-conditioned training facilities. Even if carbon dioxide emissions are significantly reduced in the future, about half of Japan will be too hot to exercise during the hottest times of the day.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfclub-bowling-park-transformation\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qeaWJswJ7y\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfclub-bowling-park-transformation\/\">&#8216;From neglect to net zero: Bowring Park&#8217;s Transformation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;&#8216;From neglect to net zero: Bowring Park&#8217;s Transformation&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfclub-bowling-park-transformation\/embed\/#?secret=cZDKQUMqIT#?secret=qeaWJswJ7y\" data-secret=\"qeaWJswJ7y\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The research team from the National Institute for Environmental Studies, therefore, states: &#8220;As climate change progresses, it will become difficult to continue club activities in the same way as before, and measures such as early morning training or reducing outdoor training alone will not be enough.&#8221; (&#8230;) &#8220;Fundamental changes, including adjustments to annual tournament and training schedules and the development of indoor training facilities, will also be crucial,&#8221; it continues.<\/p>\n<p>For golf in Japan, this means that a further shift towards digital golf offerings is likely, especially as these already play a major role in Asia. At the same time, golf as an outdoor sport could lose its appeal to the older generation. However, this is still a significant proportion of golfers. 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