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Japan roller coaster to get 180ft-high observation deck that has amazing views of Mount Fuji

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Revealed: The 180ft-high $10m observation deck in the middle of a roller coaster that will offer amazing views of Mount Fuji (and visitors can zoom back down in a tube slide) The observation deck will open in the middle of the Fujiyama roller coaster in Fuji-Q Highland theme park The platform is being built to mark … Read more

Japanese government predicts Mount Fuji eruption could smother Tokyo 17.3BILLION cubic feet of ash

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The Japanese government has released the results of a simulation showing what could happen if Mount Fuji erupted again today. The project was organized by the Central Disaster Management Council, which ran models predicting eruptions at 92 different vent locations on Mount Fuji. While lava could reach the outer edges of Tokyo, the primary danger … Read more