Day 252: Fuji Q Highland Theme Park

Early wake up time to revert back to childhood: squad visited Fujikyu theme park which is literally a roller coaster park next to Mount Fuji!!

We woke up at 5:30am and metro’d to Shinjuku bus station; it was an hour long bus ride and it drove us through the mountains. As we pulled into town, Mount Fuji came into view.

Once we arrived, we went straight to the Attack on Titan ride because it just opened the day before. The ride focused on the War Hammer Titan attack. You sat in chairs that were lifted and moved through the air following characters. They also had jet stream air blasts; it really felt like you were in the scene.

Next we hit Zokkon (25 metres tall, 73 km/h) which was everyone’s favorite rollercoaster! It felt like you were on motorcycles and had fun music playing throughout the ride. We also got priority tickets to ride Fujiyama (79 metres tall, 130 km/h. Opened in 1996 and was once the world's tallest roller coaster. As of 2022, it is the world's 4th longest and 11th tallest roller coaster)

While squad hit the food courts, Kieran and Mary went to Naruto village for some Ichiraku Ramen. They joined us for a fun Naruto shooting game. The squad eventually split up into those who could handle one more ride and those who know the limitations of being 30-32 years old. Catie, Madison, James, and Mary hit the Takanishi roller coaster as the last coaster of the day (43 metres tall, 100 km/h. Contains a 121° freefall, as well as seven major inversions over 1000 metres of track. Formerly the world's steepest roller coaster, until the opening of TMNT Shellraiser in 2019).

Squad jumped on the bus and it took 2.5 hours to get home with traffic!!! It was awful. We hit a birria ramen shop next to our apartment and enjoyed mango tequila shots.

Food:
Takoyaki
Ichiraku Naruto Ramen
Birria ramen

Spots:
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