Fujiyama

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Fujiyama

Fuji-Q Highland Location Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan Status Operating since July 1996
Statistics
Manufacturer	Togo
Type	Steel - Hyper - Out and Back
Riders per train	28
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	79 metres
Drop	70 metres
Top speed	130 km/h
Length	2044.8 metres
Inversions	0
Drop angle	65°
Duration	3:36
G-Force	3.5
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Fujiyama (Japanese: フジヤマ) is a Togo hyper roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It was the world's first hyper twister roller coaster when it opened in 1996. This means that unlike a traditional hyper coaster, it has a tightly-packed layout as opposed to an out-and-back layout.

History

Fujiyama officially opened to the general public in July 1996.

Design

Trains

7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.

Trivia

Elements
Chain lift hill

The Japanese for "Mount Fuji", 富士山, actually transliterates into Latin characters as "Fujisan"; "Fujiyama" results from a mistransliteration of 山, which can indeed be transliterated as "yama" in some contexts, but not in this context. It has been said that the name "Fujiyama" was given to this coaster as a deliberate joke on this common error.

External links

• 
  Fujiyama on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Tallest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997
Preceded by Moonsault Scramble	Tallest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997	Succeeded by Tower of Terror

Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - May 2000
Preceded by Pepsi Max Big One	Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - May 2000	Succeeded by Millennium Force

Tallest roller coaster drop July 1996 - January 1997
Preceded by Steel Phantom Desperado	Tallest roller coaster drop July 1996 - January 1997	Succeeded by Tower of Terror

Fastest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997
Preceded by Steel Phantom	Fastest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997	Succeeded by Tower of Terror

Fastest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - February 2000
Preceded by Steel Phantom	Fastest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - February 2000	Succeeded by Goliath