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Aerial tramways in Japan Tourist attractions in Kanagawa Prefecture Transport in Kanagawa Prefecture Hakone, Kanagawa 1963 establishments in Japan {{Japan-rail-company-stub
The , officially the , is a 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 ...
ese aerial lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employ ...
line in Hakone
is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 11,293 and a population density of 122 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs and views of ...
, Kanagawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
, operated by Izu Hakone Railway
The is a private railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company also operates excursion ships, and the group companies operate buses and taxis. The company has its roots in founded in 1893. Izuhakone Railway ...
. The line, opened in 1963, climbs Mount Koma ( 駒ヶ岳) from the Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
lakeside.
From 1957 to 2005 Izu Hakone Railway also operated Hakone Komagatake Funicular ( 駒ヶ岳鋼索線) which climbed Komagatake from east side.
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 2 haulage ropes
*Cable length:
*Vertical interval:
*Maximum gradient: 30°15′
*Operational speed: 5 m/s
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 101
*Cabins: 2
*Time required for single ride: 7 minutes
Gallery
See also
*Jukkokutōge Cable Car
The , officially the , is a funicular line in Kannami, Shizuoka, Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by the Izuhakone Railway.
The line was opened on October 16, 1956 by the Sunzu Railway Company, which was acquired by the Izuhakone Rail ...
*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
*Hakone Komagatake Ropeway official website
Aerial tramways in Japan Tourist attractions in Kanagawa Prefecture Transport in Kanagawa Prefecture Hakone, Kanagawa 1963 establishments in Japan {{Japan-rail-company-stub