Fujikyu

This past weekend we had a middle school retreat to Fujikyu Highland Amusement Park. I had a good time and the kids had a great time. The weekend was a success and I feel like the weekend was a good start for the fall. I got to know some of the kids better and got to talk with some quite a bit. It's really cool because almost all the kids are from different places and different religious backgrounds. Fujikyu itself, was really awesome. There were long lines, but they had some pretty cool rollercoasters that would were definately up there with some of the rollercoasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain. There was this one rollercoaster (the red one) that had just opened up three days before and has the world record for the most inversions. It was ridiculous how fast this thing went and how much you spun and flipped. I enjoyed it a lot and am excited that the high school is going to Fujikyu in a couple of weeks.

I hope you get a laugh out of the sign. It was posted on one of the fences around the rollercoaster and it made me laugh. There are a lot of signs around Yokosuka and probably all of Japan that are like this sign. The Japanese post signs with English on them (and I'm really glad they do), but some of the sentene structure is a little off or words are mispelled. For the most part you can get the meaning, but its hard not to laugh when you read them. So make sure you stay in the danger zone on the path and don't go for safetly under the rollercoaster.

Oh, and that mountain is Mt. Fuji. I missed the climbing period for it, but it was still pretty cool seeing it.