Introduction
Tsutsujigaoka Country Club is located in the city of Ashikaga, which is known historically as the Eastern ‘Little Kyoto’ for its cultural, religious and architectural heritage. Just 78km from Tokyo, the club can be reached in 90 minutes from central Tokyo, and is located 10 minutes from the Oota Kiryuu inter-change.
The course, an 18-hole, 6,670-yard par-72, was designed by Mr. Katsumi Takizawa and built in 1991. The course layout is as unique as it is timeless, but most of all it is extremely fun to play, particularly the greens, which are quite large, quick but true. There is clever use of the beautiful local landscape, and maximizing on the many picture postcard views of the surrounding mountains. The ‘Tsutsuji’ in Tsutsujigaoka means Azalea, and the club certainly lives up to that name with over 30 varieties on the course, one particular planting is over 300 years old.
