Nobuko Hirayama, a female member of a golf club hosting the Olympic golf competitions, is seen at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ju-min Park
KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - In 1995, Nobuko Hirayama inherited her father's membership at one of Japan's most exclusive country clubs. It took another 23 years and a looming Olympics before she could play golf there on Sundays, however.
Today, Hirayama is one of just a dozen woman among the 1,200 full members at the Kasumigaseki Country Club just outside Tokyo, the venue for men and women's golf at this year's Games.
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