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<\/a><\/p>\nIt does seem a little odd having the mayhem of a rollercoaster theme park in amongst tranquil lakes and temples with a Mt Fuji backdrop, ah Japan the land of contrasts, but like they say\u2026 when in Rome\u2026 I mean, when in Kawaguchiko\u2026.<\/p>\n
It was our last day in the little lake side town so after checking out we spared the luggage drag and taxied directly to Fuji Q. As mentioned we were mostly there to give the little one her first foray into theme parks, this did work in our favour as a lot of the rides aren\u2019t included in the gate ticket price (Y1000-2000 extra for each ride) and while the park was quite empty first thing in the morning, there were still line ups for the main attractions. Thomas Land however was included in the price and line waits were minimal if at all, most being \u201chop off and straight back on\u201d.<\/p>\n Like most large theme parks, food and amenities are easily accessible, the eatery near Thomasland directly catering to the youngsters with kid friendly meals, pizza, pasta, chips etc in small portions.<\/p>\n If you’re not into roller coasters, its not a complete loss, there’s apocalypse style “haunted houses”, 4D movie style experiences and a selection of tamer rides.<\/p>\n Update: Thomas world has since added a bunch of new rides and activities while the park itself has a few extras namely the winter wonderland activities and rides during the cold seasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n Quick stop equals quick blog post!\u00a0 Next we finally get to the main event, the purpose of the whole trip, SNOW in the Japanese alps! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n Japan 2016 part #1 \u2013 Travelling with a plus one<\/a> Fuji-Q Highland So what do you do when you\u2019re staying within a gyoza throw of a rollercoaster theme park with Guinness world record breaking rollercoasters? Go to Thomas the Tank engine land instead of course! ^_^\u2019 It does seem a little odd having the mayhem of a rollercoaster theme park in amongst tranquil lakes and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2241,2837,388],"tags":[2731,411,2792],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9665"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9665"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11517,"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9665\/revisions\/11517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.soulbridgemedia.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nTravel tip:
\nThere are storage lockers at both entrances, the biggest size is -just- big enough to fit a large suitcase that\u2019s pushing it\u2019s weight limit. However make sure you get dropped off at the main entrance (near the hotel) if you want to use these large lockers.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJapan 2016 part #2 \u2013 Yokohama<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #3 \u2013 Gotemba to Kawaguchiko<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #4 \u2013 Fuji Shibazakura Festival and Chureito Pagoda<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #5 \u2013 Fuji Q Highland<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #6 \u2013 Matsumoto, Alpine Route, Snow Corridor<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #7 \u2013 Matsumoto castle, Ashikaga Flower park<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #8 \u2013 Tokyo Skytree, Ueno<\/a>
\nJapan 2016 part #9 \u2013 Tokyo wandering, Odaiba + Disney Sea<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"