Takashi Kumagai and Atsushi Hashimoto. Two stylists talk about the gravitational pull of golf and the appeal of tangrams.

Golf is hot right now. Until recently, I was not aware of it at all, and even thought it made me look like an old man, but I am now feeling an irresistible urge to play it (as I did with fishing, camping, and sauna). (Fishing, camping, and sauna were also things I used to do.) Is it because Japanese professional golfers are active in the world?　That may be so, but that's not the only reason. Perhaps it is because people in the fashion industry are all saying "golf is fun," and brands are springing up all over the place that will change the conventional image of golf wear.

At the center of this movement is Takashi Kumagai, who launched his golf wear brand "Tangram" at the end of May. We asked him and his fellow golf stylist Atsushi Hashimoto to tell us about the appeal of golf. What is the reason why he says, "Young people should start playing golf as soon as possible.