

{"id":301,"date":"2025-05-21T00:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T04:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/?p=301"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:52:49","slug":"10-nagashima-spa-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/2025\/05\/21\/10-nagashima-spa-land\/","title":{"rendered":"10 &#8211; Nagashima Spa Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After Godzilla we traveled up to Nagoya and stayed there so we could zip over to Nagashima Spa Land. (I had leveraged a travel planner, Dave Sobczak at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holidayroadtravel.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.holidayroadtravel.com\/\">Holiday Road Travel<\/a>, to help with the accommodations to make sure they stayed within budget and had the ammenities I needed, such as western toilets, two beds etc. and this was the closest hotel he could find that fit our requirements &#8211; and he bailed us out twice when the hotels messed up the reservations. Note: I did not receive any compensation from Dave or Holiday Road Travel.) This was the largest park, by far, that I visited this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_063318330-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steel Dragon 2000 is SUPER high. I was going up and thought, &#8220;Ok, this is about right&#8221; and it kept going and going! It was a very long ride too. (Not including Alpine roller coasters it&#8217;s currently the longest in the world, though that will change soon). Steel Dragon 2000 is the one on the right and in the background with the red track (yes, that&#8217;s the same coaster going all the way back there).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_033611499-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also the one behind this loop. It&#8217;s one of the few rides where I understand why they made me take my glasses off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_045006156-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The other real highlight of the park is Hakugei (aka Moby Dick, or the White Whale). It&#8217;s only about 5 years old and is super impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_070714250-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250519_071119809-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043132646-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/files\/2025\/05\/PXL_20250520_043658168-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Godzilla we traveled up to Nagoya and stayed there so we could zip over to Nagashima Spa Land. (I had leveraged a travel planner,&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/2025\/05\/21\/10-nagashima-spa-land\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 &#8211; Nagashima Spa Land<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions\/328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/paulspicts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}