Fuji-Q Highland 富士急ハイランド

Less than two hours from Tokyo , at the foot of Mount Fuji , the large Fuji-Q Highland amusement park offers around forty activities, including 13 called " zekkyo " to scream with fear! To be reserved for thrill seekers. The park has four roller coaster circuits as impressive as they are dizzying, but guaranteeing you a breathtaking view of Mount Fuji , if you manage to open your eyes!

See also: 5 Japanese amusement parks

The first good news is that since July 14, 2018, the entrance to the Fuji-Q Highland park is completely free , for those who just want to stroll among the rides and just be mere spectators in the middle of the cries of others, or nibble here and there.

At full speed

• Fujiyama

Every visitor's favorite attraction for twenty years. Otherwise called King of coasters. they are classic roller coasters, but everything is carefully calculated. The maximum speed reaches 130km/h, for a vertical drop of 2045m in 3min36. You can admire the beautiful panorama of Mount Fuji when you are at the highest point at 79m high anyway! This attraction holds 4 Guinness Book records. The sensations are guaranteed because they are equivalent to falling from a 20-storey building .

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• Dododonpa

Dodonpa became Dododonpa in 2018 with new products always providing more extreme sensations. This attraction has the record for the most violent acceleration in the world , on which you are projected to 180km/h in 1.56 seconds thanks to a powerful compressed air motor. It is the fastest roller coaster in Japan. 1189m of course in 60 seconds.

A panoply of adventures

• Tekkotsu Bancho

A giant rotating swing 59m high . The maximum speed is 51km/h. It's already softer than the rest and as a bonus you have a wonderful view.

• Senritu meikyu (super scary labyrinth of fear)

It is one of the largest labyrinth haunted houses in the world. His concept comes in the form of a decommissioned hospital controlled by zombies . You walk through this hospital with a small flashlight like in a horror movie. The stimulation of your five senses is maximum and needless to say that people with heart conditions will have to refrain from becoming part of the zombies very soon! It will take you one hour to make the 900m trip to this haunted house.

• Ultimate Fort 2

There it is of a prison that you must leave thanks to your logic and your team spirit because you are a group of several people to face an artificial intelligence . Since its opening in 2012, more than 1,800,000 players have tried the attraction, for only 6 groups who managed to beat the machine to get out of this hellish prison.

• Tentekomai

Tentekomai is a recent attraction in Fuji-Q Highland. This 'walk in the sky' peaks at 32m in height. The originality of this attraction is that you handle it yourself and it comes in the form of a kind of plane that you spin around. If you beat the record, you receive a gift. 1,000 yen multiplied by the number of rounds. The record dates from December 2017 when a person managed to turn his plane 113 times in 3min.

It's your turn !

Small break

If you come with children, they will appreciate the 50m Ferris wheel to savor the panorama. A carousel or cups of tea and even Thomas Land , fifteen attractions in the village of Thomas for the little ones. Something to have fun with parents. Little girls will marvel in the town of Gaspard and Lisa .

See also: Osaka Ferris Wheels

For further :

• When to climb?
• 7 facts about Mount Fuji
• Budget to plan for the ascent
• Five onsen with views of Mount Fuji
• Three little-known caves at the foot of Mount Fuji
• Mount Fuji in numbers
• Climbing Mount Fuji, rules of good conduct
• Feature: Climbing Mount Fuji
• Mount Fuji Climbing Routes
• Mount Fuji in history, culture and art
• Fuji Mountain Race