Fuji Q - Home to the roller coaster world records

Fuji-Q Highland - Home to the roller coaster world records

Are you a thrill seeker? Perhaps you'd call yourself an adrenaline junkie? Well if that's how you see yourself, then Fuji Q is a must go when visiting Japan. It is obvious that Mt Fuji is one of the main tourist attractions in Japan, however, people never seem to consider FujiQ. 

Why not get more bang for your buck? FujiQ is a theme park situated at the base of Mt Fuji, which means that you can essentially see Mt Fuji, as well as enjoy yourself on the thrilling rides the theme park has to offer. 

In my personal experience, the long train ride was well worth it, especially if you have a group of friends to support you during your journey. 

Now I'm betting your wondering, what exactly makes Fuji-Q different to any other ordinary theme park? 

Fuji-Q is home to the many of the world's record holding roller coasters, as well as two haunted houses which operate all day with highly specialised actors. Nowhere else in Asia can you find these types of attractions, and it is due to the Japanese culture surrounding fear in animes and mangas that these haunted houses exist. 

·         Fujiyama, 79 metres tall, 130 km/h, opened in 1996 and was once the world's tallest roller coaster. As of 2007 it is the world's 8th tallest, 5th longest, and 10th fastest roller coaster.
·         Dodonpa, 52 metres tall, 172 km/h, opened in 2001 and was once the world's fastest roller coaster. As of 2013 it is the 4th fastest in the world but still has the highest acceleration at launch time.
·         Eejanaika, 76 metres tall, 126 km/h, opened in 2006 and is only the second "4th Dimension roller coaster" ever built (the first being X² at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California). As a "4th dimension" roller coaster its seats can rotate 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled spin, thus allowing Eejanaika to invert 14 different times, even though the actual track inverts only three times. It surpasses the first built "4th dimension" roller coaster, X², in both height and speed.
·         Takabisha, opened on 16 July 2011, contains a 121° freefall, as well as seven major inversions over 1000 meters of track, and a drop of 43 meters. As of December 2016, Takabisha holds the world record for the steepest roller coaster in the world.

Information sourced from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji-Q_Highland




Further, if you're hungry, Fuji-Q has some great smoked turkey legs for your snacking needs. 

Fuji-Q is waiting for Fuji-YOU.

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