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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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aerial lift line in
Minamiuonuma,
Niigata, operated by
Prince Hotels
The is the name of a hotel chain company headquartered in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group.
Overview
During the Allied occupatio ...
. The line opened in 1983 as a
gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supp ...
line, and refurbished as an
aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
in 2001. It climbs of . The line mainly transports
skiers, but also hikers and
autumn color spectators in other seasons. The line only operates in "winter" (from December to March) and "summer" (from May to October).
Basic data
*System:
Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
, 2 track cables and 1 haulage rope
*Cable length:
*Vertical interval:
*Operational speed: 10.0
m/s
**The fastest in Japan.
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 81
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 7 minutes
See also
*
List of aerial lifts in Japan
External links
Official website
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Aerial tramways in Japan
Prince Hotels
1983 establishments in Japan