Fuji-Q Highland Review | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

An in depth look at one of Asia's most famous theme parks, home to 4 mammoth sized roller coasters, as well as a bunch of other quirky and unique attractions! We'll discuss tips for visiting, as well as what they do well and what they could do better!
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[@oofmodzz8101]

Can’t wait to go “Fuji Q ueing”

[@Ytkingofmarblespl]

Off modzz I want to go there so bad

[@Projektion2]

I was there in January and must have had the most lucky choice of day I could possibly have got. Clear weather and the park was dead, there couldn't have been more than 50 people there. Aside for Dododonpa for most of the day, and Eej towards the end, everything was either walk on or a 1 train wait. Ended up with 19 rides overall (6 Eej, 4, Dodo, 4 Taka, 3 Fuji and 1 each on the other 2).

[@Projektion2]

@Ben Lowe I was there on the Friday, 10th of Jan. This is what the queues were lik, plus the view of Fuji I had: imgur.com/a/ysaqnlr Afaik, based on my research before going, as long as you go mid week during the winter months, it should be really quiet. Just pay attention to weather before "locking in" on a day to go.

[@zazabroom]

Ughhh, sounds amazing. I’m looking for the best day to go when it’s not school holidays and hardly anyone is there

[@faizrahmat6593]

is the weather ok? it must be very cold to queue in the winter right?

[@zacg_]

Park reviews have begun! Hurray. Excited for this, Nagashima and Tokyo DisneySea!

[@tdog8600]

They were already a thing

[@zacg_]

@@tdog8600 this was over a year ago and it was in regards to park reviews for the Japan trip.

[@patrickkim4195]

Honestly going into this place with low expectations, I left being blown away by this park. Every weird and quirky part of this made me love it even more. And all the rides were fantastic. It's definitely one of the most unique parks I have ever visited. Nice video!

[@patrickkim4195]

Also somehow I managed to fit in most of the operating rides in one day with rerides which completely surprised me. Eejanaika is definitely my favorite roller coaster I've ridden.

[@JamesTaylorMain]

9:15 - Evangelion is an anime created by a man named Hideaki Anno, who also directed "Shin Godzilla".

[@liamryan7239]

Never heard of it, will never watch it

[@BubJeans]

@Liam Ryan Thank you champion Ya prick

[@benigou4557]

@@dedrick7949 Cause it's extremely popular in Japan

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

I love that train of Moonsault Scramble that operated from 1983-2000. That ride was technically the first roller coaster to go over 200 feet before Magnum in 1989 lol, and pulled 6.5 positive G's during the ride, which is insane. That could still be the best Meisho coaster if it was still in operation.

[@timokho20]

I had 2 days at Fuji-Q highland, 1 day Mt fuji completely visible the entire day, other day partially. Since one of the days was in the Golden week of japan the park was opened until 10 pm, it was already completely dead that day so i was able to get a bunch of nightrides on Eejanaika, had about 11 rides that day alone with many night rides (Single rider was closed bc it was so dead, so i was able to get in line inmediately anyway. The other day it was quite a bit busier but single rider was opened so bc of that i was able to marathon fujiyama (there was no one in single rider and was able to get on instantly) just fell in love with that ride. I loved this park and had a great experience.

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

Oh man, MOS burger is the best. My favorite fast food burger chain, I'd take it over In n Out, Whataburger, White Castle... any day of the week. That explains my love for Universal Japan so much, they have one in City Walk... LOL

[@booitsjohnny]

your taste buds must be broken

[@EngineerSTG]

3:41 there is something incredibly eerie about the roller coasters in the background shrouded in mist

[@VBshredder]

That's an interesting note about closing time. My first thought is that they respect the employees and their need for time off. Your videos are excellent. Been watching quite a few various coaster vids & channels lately but starting to notice the developed and consistent quality of this channel.

[@StamfordBridge]

Fun, useful review. Thanks.

[@NuggetsDungeonTerrain]

Great review. One of your best! Thanks.

[@carson2794]

This is already very high up in my lifetime bucket list, and you just pushed it to the peak of Mt. Fuji

[@nikkisavo7293]

Headed here this fall and i am beyond excited!! Thanks for the tips.

[@Spiderific]

Great video. This place looks awesome. Definitely on my bucket list.

[@tomwhite4596]

Hey Taylor, love your channel!! Another great review, always a blast to watch. Could you maybe do a Saw The Ride review from Thorpe park, that would honestly make my week 😂. Keep up the amazing stuff!

[@GreatAmericanCoaster]

I didn't hear best park in japan, so Nagashima? Can't wait til that review

[@alantrotter2077]

#1 bucket list park outside the US for me. Great review!

[@TheRealityofFake]

I went during golden week in 2016. Probably the worst time to go there. It was super busy and we only had one day. We were only able to do two coasters. But Mt. Fuji was visible the whole time, and getting to see it as we went up the lift on Eejanaika was amazing

[@queenyoung1920]

Because of my schedule I was only able to go there on a Saturday. Next time I am definitely going to make sure I go there on a weekday and hope for smaller crowds. I could add that taking a bus from Shinjuku Bus Terminal in Tokyo was quite cheap. On the way back the highway was quite crowded so it took a while. I still found it convenient since I didn't ride many trains on that Japan trip. The yakisoba I had for lunch was also nice.

[@coasterboss1654]

If mt fuji erupts again, rip eejanika and the rest of fuji q.

[@AmigaX]

Ryan's Random Videos it hasn’t erupted in centuries

[@coasterboss1654]

LoganGamer2006 Live I kno

[@ethana2359]

LoganGamer2006 Live knowing how 2020 been goin, prolly will erupt

[@zacharygiles2984]

@@ethana2359 it didn't

[@ethana2359]

@@zacharygiles2984 knowing how 2021 started, it prolly gon erupt.

[@Stubwood_on_YT]

I'm excited to see what their next investment will be. Great review!

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

I love how the four main attractions are black and/or white

[@hanabi0251]

We grade 9 students here in japan we wil have a field trip to Nara and Kyoto but beacause of corona virus we are prohibited to go out of our prefecture,but luckily I live in Shizuoka and Fuji Q is in Shizuoka so instead going to Nara and Kyoto we will go to Fuji Q at October this year. This is a great guide and I’m really excited!!

[@maxhagenauer24]

It's so unique how such a small park is home to one of the best coasters in the world, Eejanika.

[@TheAckeePlant]

Great review, really hoping to go in May next year if COVID permits 🤞🏼

[@cyclicmusings2661]

I am planning a Japan trip in October, near the end of the typhoon season, hopefully plans aren't ruined by weather. I am looking at visiting Fuji-Q on a weekday and avoiding holidays so I think I could get away with just one day at Fuji-Q as a single rider and making the trip to Nagoya to stay on-site for one day at Nagashima Spa Land. My itinerary may get too crammed trying to do two days at both parks but at minimum I just want to ride the big coasters and repeat rides + anything else past that would be a bonus. This video is 4 years old and I did check to see that both Fuji-Q and Nagashima have short operating hours - 9:30am to 5pm. Much shorter than what I'm used to in the US but I can make it work.

[@markusfreestyle7837]

That is an absolute joke that they don’t let people ride Evernote if they’ve been waiting for 2 hours

[@Meme4u1]

I went there during december and the sky was clear but the wait time was like crazy and i sat in 4-5 rides and also in some rides when we go to the top and they ask us to remove out shoes , i was shivering bcoz of how cold it was it was below 0. But great view of the mountain

[@user-vz8ro6df9k]

Going here particularly for the Thomas Land on March haha. Our 3yo is obsessed and it's his only request for his birthday.

[@Projektion2]

One tip I'd also like to add,if you can only do one day at the park and are staying in Tokyo,I would highly recommend getting the highway bus from tokyo station which goes direct to Fuji-Q. The bus will get you there in time for park opening while the earliest train you could get will get you there 1 hour after park opening.

[@christianvalente1162]

NEVER HEARD OF EVANGELION?!?!?!?!

[@MrJamieBattle]

Whoa, so LROT-ting must be very strategic and whatever that is at 15:54 i can’t say because it’s a family channel.

[@gregordavis]

My experience in Japan - great parks, no queue discipline. The parks let endless people cut in line to join their friends. Basically means the queue times are terrible and queues move very slowly.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

Mos Burger is a very famous Japanese fast food place and is known for their unique burgers ~~

[@sebo8872]

A cat under a wild mouse coaster? Legend.

[@hidazip]

The face detection at my work place in Japan can detect faces within 0.2 sec even with a mask on and it measures the temperature(we installed it because of the pandemic). Man, technology has come far.

[@frostyfight8202]

Taylor, when I went I noticed that it was very quiet. Japan is a very quiet country.

[@dontheking33]

50th like Also love your videos Taylor 👍

[@kylekoster4291]

This park is my number one Bucket list park in the world

[@chobo500]

Pretty Accurate Review of Fuji-Q! Really wish I had another day at this park when I went last October, because these line get packed, especially on a weekend. What kinda annoyed me was that Takabisha and Do-Dodonpa's fast pass lines didn't act as single rider lines like the other two coasters and the main queue, so those lines were insane for those. One thing you didn't mention, likely because it wasn't there when you were there, was that they had a pretty cool Naurto area with a ramen shop, midway games, and a fun dark shooter ride which felt like a lower budget version of Toy Story Mania at disney.

[@CoasterStudios]

I totally missed the shooting dark ride! I don't even remember seeing it in the park- I am bummed I didn't get the chance to experience it!

[@aaronroffman3987]

The loading system with a waiting area for Eejanaika sounds a lot like the one on Flying Turns at Knoebels, though that's on a smaller scale. In the case of Flying Turns it's because they weight you before boarding though, so I'm not sure what the reasoning is here. I'd love to visit this park one day.

[@animeleek]

Funny fujiyama single rider line was a walk on on my visit 1 week after you went

[@no_data_for_you]

Love Japan because of that, high tech and ultra convenience, but not showing off. I love it.

[@coasterbrothers]

Fuji Q Highland is definitely on my park bucket list, Mainly cus of Do-Dodonpa. I was originally planning to go this year but due to Covid it would likely be difficult to accomplish. I'm probably gonna be able to get there early 2023 hopefully! Also how did you understand the Japanese language while visiting, or are there English speaking employees there?

[@2inpress232]

4:21 taylor when someone start speeking japanese to him...

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Definetly one of the best one two combos ever! How’s the flat ride package here??

[@CoasterStudios]

They got some good options! Drop tower, frisbee, Gerstlauer sky roller, star flyer...pretty solid line up!

[@JRRdimaondjpeopke]

Do a Top 25 Parks you’ve been to

[@Clane1217]

great video ! question . for keys to the kingdom do we buy tickets online or at the park?

[@CoasterStudios]

Tickets should be bought online. Here is the link to the event page: shop.kentuckykingdom.com/webstore/shop/viewitems.aspx?CG=specialevents&c=keystokingdom

[@Clane1217]

@@CoasterStudios thankyou

[@danfleuss7097]

Pizza-la is one of the biggest Pizza chains in Japan and they sponsored that ride. Its not too weird that they have it there together with one of their restaurants

[@TheNinjaDC]

I wonder if the 100 yen discount is so they can track the number of foreign visitors. The $1 in saving us just enough to get you to show your passport to confirm and log the number of foreigners visiting. Parks love this kind of info.

[@CoasterStudios]

Good point!

[@carysage]

The Fuji Q logo cracks me up. I know it's supposed to be Mt Fuji but all I see is an Arby's sign.😝

[@Punkologist]

We are going to Japan in May next year and I'm trying to convince my wife we need to go here. I might have to sacrifice another park for it. We went to Universal Orlando this year, so maybe can skip Universal Japan (although I loved Universal!).

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Damn those Fuyiama lockers are placed so badly and there’s so many! That’s gotta take forever and an extra minute! What’s the giant spiral staircase for?

[@NNEMPLOYEE]

If I went there solo, would I need the fast pass thing?

[@drewcorry5056]

I still remember I had plans on going to this amusement park in Sept 2005 to ride Dododonpa, got lost. finally found the inn, looked at it, saw rust & mold covering it, called my Osaka Hotel ( got the last room ) & rechecked in. Universal & Nagashima Spa Land Was Great. Disney Was OK. To this day always wanted to go back. I am confused after watching this Great Video A 2ND Time. If I wait inline with all the others being a single rider am Ii allowed to choose where I sit?? I ONLY Go Front Row. I have waited up to 3 hrs before on some rides.

[@triple7marc]

Being a single rider means you fill in empty spaces. So you won't necessarily be able to get front row every time.

[@sonimatic]

Taylor not knowing Evangelion is kinda hilarious

[@scubajoe3321]

Fun fact the france sections carousel Is the same venetian carousel that's in France near the tower

[@MirehManuh]

lol lol i saw the bang dream train at the station shot

[@jnavarrofamily9016]

They should add a uro fighter to six flags magic mountain

[@armadyllcrown]

Hey coaster studios, I have a question. I am wondering. What parks would you suggest to go to in Japan. I am going there in the summer (whilst there are Paralympic games going on). I am thinking there will be less of a crowd as the games attract a lot of people. The 4 parks I am considering are: - universal studios japan. - Disney japan. japan. -Fuji q -nagashima spa land. Please let me know your opinion! Thank you very much! Ps: I am 100% visiting universal. So I would love to know what your ranking is of these parks. (Nr1 is universal, NR2 is fuji q etc etc)

[@CoasterStudios]

Those are definitely the 4 best parks in Japan, so if you only have time to visit 4, then you've got the right idea, those are the ones to hit. If you have time to do any more, I'd add in Yomiuriland, which is a good 5th option.

[@armadyllcrown]

@@CoasterStudios thank you so much for the reply. Is there anyway possible you could rank them best to worst? I'm looking for overall fun. Not necessarily only extreme thrills. Much appreciated!

[@ryantomlinson3070]

How much are fast passes normally?

[@stanton1270]

I went for 1 day an I got on everything but didn’t wander around. I was rushing from ride to ride just to get on every coaster. I didn’t get on the flying theater or flat rides. My one regret is that I didn’t get 2 days here. For anyone going to Fuji Q, go for 2 days.

[@raquelbryant59]

Did you also have to pay for each ride including your entry ticket?

[@CoasterStudios]

Once you’re in the park, the rides are included!

[@ev7d167]

When I went, I was only here for 1 day and I was able to get 1 ride on all of ths 4 coasters, so it is possible to spend 1 day here and get everything done. I went in November of 2019 on a monday

[@ev7d167]

btw i did not use any fastpasses and it rained hard at the end of the day

[@MrGoldMan]

@@ev7d167 hi ev7d

[@ev7d167]

@@MrGoldMan hi

[@Stampida9]

You say you have a review of Haunted Hospital but I can't find it...?

[@mooshiros7053]

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a famous anime how dare you

[@Spiderific]

Not everyone is into anime

[@pigoplane6093]

Evangelion is really big in Japan

[@aboouu1173]

@@pigoplane6093 That’s a bit of a understatement

[@booitsjohnny]

not everybody cares. in fact most people dont.

[@billyog1689]

you know realife?

[@galliumg8483]

The edjeneikah loading system sounds like cobras curse

[@relyt559]

You should make another video next year and make sure its not cloudy

[@CoasterStudios]

I am not going to Japan next year, nor do I control the weather.

[@ekszentrik]

He has never heard of Evangelion. Oof, that really puts things into perspective, weebs

[@noahberlin3953]

They do the same picture thing at universal

[@Noct31]

No coaster hot take on this channel has ever offended me as much as Taylor not knowing what Evangelion is lol

[@joshbean39]

You didn't go to Konoha :(

[@ThisIsDownstate]

its ok. the park hours are way too short. and if it rains you're basically screwed and can only ride 2 rides. Things like the hospital, by the time i found it and went to check it out around 3pm it was already closed for the day, so went to line up for a coaster and they had already closed the line for that too because it was closed most of the day so the wait time was 2 hours as soon as it re-opened. Thankfully i road dodonpa in the morning as soon as i arrived. I guess it would have been a different experience had it not rained. But my day just felt rushed overall, and kind of a waste of time and money going there.

[@audreygill8534]

15:54 ...would u like to explain taylor

[@fenderg1988]

I was planning a potential trip to Japan with a stop at Disneyland Japan but sadly due to the Virus outbreak I won't be going this year.

[@XGaming1]

The virus is a scam, it’s all fear mongering by our governments and the elite.

[@SquidInkAnimations]

Umm what ever happened to the Naruto Section?

[@clffliese26]

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a very popular anime series. I've never seen it because it's 8-10 seasons long and there are other series that are more attractive to me.

[@Higupon]

Wut. Its literally only 1 season

[@Umi_Oni]

This man will never be able to escape the "I've never heard of Evangelion" allegations

[@robertmontgomery1091]

Do you need to be able to speak Japanese or could I get by with just English?

[@CoasterStudios]

You can absolutely get by with just English. I don't speak Japanese at all, and was just fine. I recommend the google translate app if you're worried about it- that was a great tool for us.

[@jessbian3385]

E V A N J E L I O N

[@fez_playz8259]

10:11 just go to caraway in Birmingham al

[@brycelee8516]

the cat was under the wild 'mouse'

[@tikirowboat]

OMG that is so funny about taking shoes off for roller coaster. Japanese always take shoes off when entering home ...but roller coaster ...LOLOLOLOL

[@Cherrypie210]

They rotate a lot many people hv their shoes fall off during the ride

[@chip7090]

i'm surprised some people have been in japan and have never heard of evangelion haha.

[@brycelee8516]

7:56

[@mfcyeetman3279]

Next time you go to Japan go to Tokyo Disney

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

I’m pretty sure you would’ve seen Mt Fuji if you rode Fujiyama

[@CoasterStudios]

We did ride Fujiyama. The cloud coverage was too thick, it completely covered the Mountain.

[@panchorosselli]

So you just go in, and pay the entrance and proceed to ride everything you can? I saw you can buy them online, but the page is a mess 😢

[@CoasterStudios]

Yup that’s correct!

[@michiganwannarbor3255]

Mt fuji is always shy

[@muhammadfaizemirsyahyusuf5621]

Trust me, Fuji Q Highland Attraction in real life more louder than in video

[@tituswilkinson4911]

Cant go wrong with a pizza theme 😂

[@Ytkingofmarblespl]

😂

[@maxhagenauer24]

This is kind of random but it just came to me, What if Eejanika had VR?

[@CoasterStudios]

Max Hagenauer bad idea...very bad idea...

[@maxhagenauer24]

@@CoasterStudios Would it ruin the ride experience?

[@galliumg8483]

Did he just say face detection (Getting flashbacks to all the times fingerprint detection didn’t work)

[@jase___g1701]

Taylor evangelion is an anime

[@oxfordtiger]

Went there a few days back - main reason was to take my 3 year old daughter and 1 year old son to the Thomas land kids part that my daughter wanted to visit while her grandparents were over from the UK. We were all seriously unimpressed by this place - we hoped that we'd be able to get the kids on a few Thomas land rides with their grandparents and maybe if there was a bit of time, me and my wife get on a rollercoaster or two. Turns out that the Thomas land area in particular was hugely understaffed - most of the rides had only one staff member in charge of the whole operation including checking people's tickets and annoying facial recognition thing, getting everyone onto the ride, many of whom were little kids that needed help with seatbelts and so on, operating the ride, and then helping everyone off the ride and clearing the area for the next ride. Even though there were not many people there on a quiet Sunday in February, with few people in queues, we still ended up waiting 30 or 40 minutes for each ride - that's not the adult rides, just silly little kids rides for 3 year olds - the kids were bored out of their minds half the time. Most of the rides require adults to ride with their kids to supervise them - often one adult per each child - each adult has to pay the full price, so 2000 yen for two adults to take two small children on one silly little merry-go-round or toy train or whatever. Cafeteria was also expensive and understaffed taking ages for the food to come despite being only around 20% full. It all left very little time for my wife and I to check out the main Fuji Q area - when we did we found that about 1/3rd of the attractions were closed for no clear reason (under inspection or closed for the day etc. - beautiful clear, dry and windless day BTW, probably around 3 pm time with park closing at 6) and the rest had massive queues - two hour waits for most of the big coasters. On top of that, having decided it wasn't going to be worth getting the free pass for me and my wife, we found that all of the rides worth going on cost 2000 yen to ride. The only thing we ended up going on was the big Ferris wheel - 800 yen. Just epitomizing the whole penny-pinching feel of this place, it turns out that you can take your dog on some of the rides - they will charge your dog (or should I say, you) the full adult fee for the privilege. By the end of the day I couldn't wait to leave and get to our hotel. It just feels tired, run down and uncared for - like somewhere that is close to financial ruin and is just trying to eek out the last bits of cash from people it can before it finally goes under. We'd gone to Tokyo Disneyland a few days earlier and the contrast couldn't have been more extreme - that place might not have any big coasters or truly scary rides, but they certainly know how to provide a fun, slickly-run, atmospheric and interesting experience for the whole family. Go there every time with kids, or even without.

[@_peepee_]

okay but youve never heard of evangelion??

[@camdenhochgesang6554]

Just listing my thoughts. Fun park. No real reason to be there more than one day. I was content to leave after about half a day. Eejanika is a top 5 coaster. I took a bus from Tokyo because if you are going from Tokyo there really isn’t a good train route straight to the park.

[@CoasterStudios]

I think a lot of it has to do with crowds and operations. If you go on a really light day, I could see you not wanting 2 days there. I personally think there is enough to do here that warrants more than half a day, but thats just my opinion.

[@camdenhochgesang6554]

Coaster Studios I absolutely agree. I only had one day there regardless and it was very light crowd-wise. It was my last day in Japan and it’s obviously a huge bucket list park so I had to do what I could and I was content with the rides I got. I was really only there for the coasters anyway.

[@bricebricegb]

WATCH TV!

[@ColeStudios6]

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