The thrilling new ride, located at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Yamanash, Japan, is set to open to the public on July 16 but daring members of the media have been given a sneak peek. The ride ...

The Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park is to launch the Takabisha, a world-record roller coaster A Japanese theme park is about to launch a roller coaster with the world's steepest vertical drop. The ...

The ride, which cost a whopping $40 million to build, is found at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Yamanash, and has been named 'Takabisha' - which means 'dominant' in English. According to The ...

YOU’LL need a good head for heights and a strong stomach on the Takabisha – it’s the world’s steepest roller coaster. From the screaming faces of thrill-seekers braving its maiden voyage yesterday, it ...

A new rollercoaster in a Japanese resort town beneath Mount Fuji has bragging rights: Over a little less than a half mile of track, the Takabisha features a bundle of twists and turns and the steepest ...

The world's steepest roller coaster is about to open in Japan. The Takabisha ride is slated to open next month at the Fugi-Q Highland Amusement Park, in the shadow of Mount Fuji. And the ride's ...