HOW TO BUY TICKETS TO FUJI-Q HIGHLAND – Step-by-Step

If you’re planning a trip to Fuji-Q Highland and you’re feeling bewildered about buying tickets… you’re not alone! 

Purchasing tickets for Fuji-Q can be confusing, but I’ve put together this step-by-step guide for you.  It’s based on our experience buying tickets (we’re a group of 4, with an adult, 2 kids, and a senior). 

This is the quick guide I wish I’d had before buying our tickets. I hope it helps make things easier for you!

And, if you do start to feel frustrated, don’t give up.  Fuji-Q Highland was a highlight of Japan for our family!  It’s definitely worth a visit!

How to Buy Fuji-Q Highland Tickets

1. Use the official Fuji-Q Highland site.  That’s the English link, but if your browser defaults to the Japanese site, that’s fine too.  Just translate to English with your browser (on my Mac, I right-click and choose “Translate to English”).
2. Check the “Park Hours & Scheduled Ride Closures.”  If you’re only in town for one day, make sure Fuji-Q will be open.  Likewise, if you’re set on riding Eejanaika, make sure it won’t be closed!  One of the main coasters was closed during our visit (Takabisha), but the others more than made up for it.
3. Join the Fuji-Q Members Club.  I know, I know – who wants to join another club?  Well, you do because you need to be a club member to buy the tickets, unless you want to buy them the day of at the ticket gate.  Join the club so you can buy your tickets in advance, register your faces in advance, and buy your priority passes in advance.
4. Buy your tickets.  You can buy them in advance or buy them at the gate.  We didn’t want to waste any time on the day of our visit (waiting in the entrance line or spending time buying tickets and linking them to the app), so we purchased them through the official website in advance.  You can also purchase tickets on 3^rd party sites but they’re usually just for the One-Day Passes, which won’t help you if you want to buy Priority Passes (and I don’t recommend mixing your tickets with different sites).

Here are screenshots of the main pages you’ll be using to purchase tickets:

The Types of Tickets (Passes) You Can Buy for Fuji-Q

Admission Ticket

‘Buy’ an admission ticket (it’s free) for anyone in your group who just wants to enter the park, hang out, eat food, etc… and NOT go on any rides.  Looking back, we should’ve gotten this pass for my mom.

One-Day Pass

With this pass, you enter the park and can go on almost all of the rides by waiting in line.  The lines can be long, so you can buy Priority Passes for the individual rides (see below).  There are a few rides (Haunted Labyrinth, Fujiyama Walk, Fujiyama Slider) that need a separate Time-Specific Ticket in addition to the One-Day Pass.  More on that below.

One-Day Pass with Priority Admission

This pass is the one day pass above, with early admission.  You can find the early admission times in the Price/Tickets section of the main website (click on the ‘One-Day Pass with Priority Entry’ link).

Afternoon Pass

The Afternoon Pass is just like the One-Day Pass, but with entry in the afternoon.  The park does tend to get a little busier in the afternoon, so keep that in mind.

Priority Pass

These are skip-the-line passes for rides that end up having long lines.  Yes, you are paying more, but if you are in Japan on vacation and have a day at Fuji-Q, it’s worth paying for these passes so you don’t have to spend hours in line.  Note that these passes can sell out.  And, know that you are skipping most of the line, but you may still have to wait a bit.  We waited up to 30 minutes for a couple of our Priority Pass rides, but the regular lines were much longer, so it didn’t feel like a big deal.

When you buy these, you choose the date and the time slot and the number of passes you want. 

Time-Specific Ticket

You’ll need these for the Haunted Labyrinth, and other attractions like the Fujiyama Walk and the Fujiyama Slider (check the website for an up-to-date list).  These can also sell out.

Important:  You can purchase the Admission Ticket, One-Day Pass, One-Day Pass with Priority Admission, and Afternoon Pass in advance.  The Priority Pass and Time-Specific Ticket CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM 6:00PM JAPAN TIME THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE.  So, you can buy your One-Day Passes now, but you’ll need to get your Priority Passes for Eejanaika and Zokkon and your Time-Specific Ticket for the Haunted Labyrinth three days before your visit.  You’ll likely already be in Japan.  Just set an alarm on your phone or calendar and make sure you have the Fuji-Q app on your phone, with the login info already entered. 

Tip:  You can download the Fuji-Q app and see what wait times are like for the rides you’re interested in.  Of course, remember that wait times may vary by time of year, weather, etc.

What to Do Before You Go to Fuji-Q Highland on the Day of Your Visit

Make sure you have the Fuji-Q Highland app on your phone.

Log-in to the app.  If you’ve purchased the One-Day Passes with Facial Recognition, add your photos. 

Make a general plan.  You’ll need to work around the Priority Pass times you’ve already booked.  It’s a small park, so you don’t need to factor in long walking times to get from one ride to the next. 

The Passes We Bought for Fuji-Q

We purchased:

• One-Day Passes with Facial Recognition x 4 (with discounts for a senior and elementary students) (20,000JPY)
• Priority Passes x 3 for Eejanaika, Zokkon, and Fujiyama (19,600JPY)
• Time-Specific Tickets x 4 for the Haunted Labyrinth (16,000JPY)

Fuji-Q Highland Tips from Our Family

Things I’m Glad We Did:

• It was nice to have the facial recognition tickets for easy scanning and getting on rides.  I’m also glad we set the photos up before we got to the park so we didn’t have to waste any time setting it up at the entrance (but you can set them up there if you need to).
• We stayed across the street from Fuji-Q, at Hotel MYSTAYS Fuji Onsen Resort.  Not only was it a fantastic, clean, and comfortable hotel… but it was so convenient!  Steps from the train station and steps from the park.

• What I’d Do Differently:
  I’d buy an Admission Ticket instead of a One-Day Pass for my mom (senior), as she didn’t go on any rides. 
• I’d also buy an Afternoon Pass for our arrival day.  Yes, one day was plenty, but my boys would’ve enjoy a few more rides on the epic rollercoasters. 
• I wish I’d watched a few YouTube videos on the Haunted Labyrinth.  Knowing what I know now, I’d skip the Haunted Labyrinth for my 8-year-old and let my older son decide on his own.  I’m glad we tried it but I definitely won’t try it again if/when we go back (it was that terrifying).

I hope this has helped you and that you have an incredible time at Fuji-Q Highland!