Japan 08/25 – Shirakaba Resort + Kezoji Park
Bade farewell to Fuji-san the following morning and headed deeper into the mountains.
Day 8 – Shirakaba Resort
This place was another inspiration for the trip, though unfortunately more in sentiment than execution.
They had the last remaining Togo Bobster, but it closed at the end of last year. RIP.
Still got something to do though, in the form of this funky looking #1 Shirakaba Wood Coaster.
A wood coaster in name only, it didn’t do a whole lot beyond a slight punch in the launch.
Looks more interesting than it turned out to be. +1.
I had got the impression from the website that there was a lot more to this park, but it turns out that their other listed attractions are spread across the ‘resort’ with different entrances, tickets and even separately paid car parks, which is an oddly inconvenient setup. As such the actual amusement bit was probably the worst value of any on the trip. Ah well, have to try these things.
Passing on animals, as we’ve done those, walked down the road to the teddy bear museum.
Does what it says on the tin.
Had a little interactive game in which you had to spot certain ones in certain scenes in order to win a prize, so that was nice.
As was their concept of a bear UN.
Onwards. Couple of hours back out of the mountains and skirting around the north of Tokyo was this place
Kezoji Park
At least that’s what it used to be called.
Another odd setup here, the coaster isn’t through the park entrance.
Instead you have to cross a road away from the car park to get to it, and a log flume if you so desire.
#2 Cosmic Express is a standard jet coaster affair. Looks cool, doesn’t do a whole lot. +1.
There is a dark ride in the main bit, one of these very common Senyo sideways omnimoving shooter attractions with overcomplicated names like Super Shooting Ride (Monsta X Heroes 3D).
Standard shooting dark ride affair. Looks cool, but you aren’t looking because you’re shooting. +1.
Then we stayed in Thorpe Shark, but good.