Our 98th entry in this blog is our trip to Fuji-Q Highland in Yamanashi, Japan.  This is everyone’s first time. Yay! 🙂 Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan and was opened on 2 March 1968.  Wow! It has been 51 years already?  Here is Papa Dave, Ate Rei, and Sai following the blue line towards Thomas Land.  A kiddie land inside Fuji-Q and our first stop in this whole day trip.

“Fuji-Q Highland is one of Japan’s most popular amusement parks, located in the Fuji Five Lake region at the foot of Mount Fuji. It is best known for its thrilling, record-breaking roller coasters and elaborate, anime- themed rides and attractions. The park strives to be at the forefront of theme park entertainment, and has been constantly opening new rides and attractions, including Guinness World Record breaking roller coasters.” -japan-guide.com

With all this park’s scary ride, our little adventurers opted to choose the safe ones.  hehe… teapot rides and carousels are their main thing. 🙂

And since we came here during the Halloween season, lots of scary Halloween decors are displayed and our Ate Rei is sooo liking them.  I cannot even get near that coffin myself as I have always imagined it to move if I get in.  Good thing Ate Rei is so brave! 🙂

The place is so huge.  I believe we only got to visit around 50% of the park.  We did not go yet to the scary rides and haunted houses today, but hopefully we can go to one someday and try them.  We still need to save more courage. haha 🙂  But we have been to some of its themed areas like the Thomas Land, Naruto Hidden Leaf Village, and the Gaspard et Lisa park.  Those were all logged in a previous entry in this diary.  Ate Rei and Sai here are facing a wide area where Fuji-Q is preparing it for an ice skating rink for the winter season.  We still do not know how to skate yet but maybe next time.

“The park also has several large-scale entertainment attractions, many of which are based on popular anime series, including multiple mazes and haunted attractions. In addition, there are a range of traditional rides such as tea cup, log flume, pirate ship and drop tower type rides, a ferris wheel, carousel and sky swings. Seasonal attractions, such as an ice skating rink, are also available. Restaurants, rest areas, souvenir shops and carnival games are spread out around the park.” -japan-guide.com

And that was our trip to Fuji-Q Highland. We will be back as soon as we are all ready to ride the scary ones.  Hmmm.  I wonder when will that be? 🙂