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Aerial tramways in Japan Tourist attractions in Hokkaido Transport in Hokkaido Infrastructure completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Japan {{Japan-rail-company-stub
The is a Japanese aerial lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''Gondola lift, gondolas'', or Chairlift, open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more Wire rope, cables. Aeria ...
line in Kamikawa, Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
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, operated by . The company also operates a travel agency, a hotel
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in Asahidake Onsen, and chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers. They are the primary on-hill tran ...
s at Mount Moiwa Ski Resort, Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...
. Opened in 1967, the aerial lift climbs Mount Kuro of the Daisetsuzan Mountains from the hot spring
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow ...
resort. A chairlift is connected to the line, climbing higher. The line transports ski
Skis are runners, attached to the user's feet, designed to glide over snow. Typically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins c ...
ers in winter, hikers in summer, and autumn color spectators in autumn. This is currently the northernmost aerial lift (excluding chairlifts) in the country, after in Wakkanai
file:Wakkanai city office.JPG, 290px, Wakkanai City Hall
file:Wakkanai shore.jpg, 290px, Shore of Wakkanai
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Wakkanai is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. Situated approx ...
closed in 2006.
Basic data
*System:Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, ropeway, téléphérique (French), or Seilbahn (German) is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third movin ...
, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
*Cable length:
*Vertical interval:
*Maximum gradient: 29°54′
*Operational speed: 5.0 m/s
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 101
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 7 minutes
See also
*List of aerial lifts in Japan
The list of aerial lifts in Japan lists aerial lifts in the nation.
In Japan, aerial lift, or , includes means of transport such as aerial tramway, funitel, gondola lift, funifor, as well as chairlift. All of them are legally considered as a sort ...
External links
Official website
Aerial tramways in Japan Tourist attractions in Hokkaido Transport in Hokkaido Infrastructure completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Japan {{Japan-rail-company-stub