Dodon-pa!

A new roller coaster at Fuji Q Highland, a themepark near Mt. Fuji. This photo just doesn't capture it, so here are some ride statistics to help you imagine...

Maximum speed 172 km/h
Course length 1189 m
Ride time 60 sec*
Max acceleration 4.25 G
Tallest point 52 m
Max drop angle 90 deg

*Big thanks to Akemi to lining up for 2.5 hours with me to go on this ride!!