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Note how even at the final brake the cars are still flipping.
Arashi is a compact ride slotted in amongst other coasters.
Returning to the station after being thoroughly tumbled.
The final brake run is curved and loops back down to the station. The maintenance area can be seen on the right.
Arashi after dark.
The ride has seats on both sides, but frustratingly the park often only loads on one side, doubling the queue time!
The name translates to "Storm".
Arashi is a particularly intense and disorientating version of this ride type, with almost non stop flipping.
The course follows a series of humps and drops that, with the assistance of magnetic brakes, induce the seats to flip.
A vertical lift takes the cars to the top.
Riders can face backwards or fowards in freely flipping seats either side of the track.
Arashi is a 4D free spin coaster from S&S.
Space Shot in the foreground with Flying Carpet behind.
A control booth sits in the middle.
The launch pad.
Space Shot is a trio of launch towers from S&S.
Unloading.
Cruising around the final turn.
It's a fairly vintage ride, and undoubtedly one of the oldest coasters in Japan.
Climbing the lift hill.
