Fujiyama (富士山) is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Japan.
[3] Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, being succeeded by Tower of Terror at Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia in 1997.
The Steel Phantom coaster at Kennywood in Pennsylvania, U.S., set the world record for speed instead.
The ride has been rated positively by many reviewers, garnering 5 stars in Steven Urbanowicz's The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion.
[8] Fujiyama did not, however, achieve a listing amongst the top 50 steel roller coasters in Amusement Today's 2009 Golden Ticket Awards.