Rusutsu Amusement Park — Attraction in Rusutsu

Rusutsu Amusement Park in Hokkaido is a hidden gem in the prefecture. Even though it is known for its ski resorts, it has some amazing roller coasters that are short and sweet. All the roller coasters have padding to save you from head banging like on Hurricane. Even though all the coasters here like Standing Coaster, Corkscrew, Ultra Twister, and Loop the Loop are fabulous, Hurricane (a Vekoma SLC) is absolutely terrible due to the old trains and terrible track. Rusutsu is an amazing place that I would recommend to anybody in the Hokkaido prefecture.

As for the coasters, they have only to classics. The Arrow corkscrew is actually better than most in the US and the Togo Standing Coaster is like a B&M Surf Coaster. The Ultra Twister is better than the others remaining due to the dive loop instead of a stop. Loop the Loop is a Meisho that is basically a Schwarzkopf Looping Star with a pulley instead of a launch. The Mountain Jet Coaster is basically a gigantic mine train with shallow drops. The Go Ho Sneaker is a very cool looking Togo Wild Mouse will turns that aren’t as abrupt as the Zamperla’s.

There were two Hello Kitty characters: Kuromi and Cinnamaroll walking around in a costume. They were super funny as they were walking around the whole day...

Fun, small park in majestic mountain area of Hokkaido, Japan. This park is part of the Rusutsu Resort. The park is relatively small with six working roller coasters. Over half of these coasters are classics with a Togo Standup, Togo UltraTwister, Togo Wild Mouse with cars shaped as shoes and Meisho Loop the Loop (think Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop). The park is open for hiking with no admission ticket necessary unless you want to enjoy the rides. During an early summer weekday the park had primarily Japanese families and small groups of polite teenagers enjoying the atmosphere. Some guests dressed up like comic or Hello Kitty characters making the atmosphere...

Few places to have a nice lunch, the diners are overpriced. Onsen is good, but winter activities are not organized well. If you want to do cross-country skiing, there are no tracks, it takes ages to find equipment and the staff is not helpful. Apparently people mostly come for mountain skiing, so everything else is really hard to find and arrange, even though there is quite a variety of activities offered. The mountains themselves are awesome, great views. The train that runs between the two hotels is super slow and takes ages to come. Lift gandolas are scratched all over and feel really old. Overall too expensive and doesn't live up to the high...