Jumbo Ozaki's vision of attacking golf in Tokushima

J. Classic Golf Club lies in the foothills of Awa City in Tokushima Prefecture, about 4 km from the Tsuchinari interchange on the Tokushima Expressway. The 18-hole, par-72 course was built around Japanese legend Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki's long-held idea of a layout that rewards strategy. It stretches to 7,221 yards from the back tees, and its landing areas are fully visible from the tee. Holes are designed to reward, test or punish the player in turn, so shorter hitters still have fair targets. Since 2007 it has hosted the Novil Cup, a men's professional event on the JGTO Challenge Tour.

A fair test you can see from every tee, built for players who like to go for it.

After the round, the clubhouse has a large bath and sauna fed with natural hot-spring water, and the second-floor restaurant looks out over the course. The club offers stay-and-play packages with a partner hotel, and it is about 40 minutes by car from Tokushima Airport or under an hour from Takamatsu. Nearby, Kirihata-ji, a temple on the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage with a hillside pagoda, is 15 minutes away. Further afield are the strange Awa Dochu earth pillars, the old merchant streets of Wakimachi, and the Naruto whirlpools. In August, Tokushima city comes alive with the Awa Odori dance festival.