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'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employ ...
line in
Beppu
is a city in ÅŒita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643 ,
ÅŒita. This is the only line operated by Beppu Ropeway, a subsidiary of the
Kintetsu Group
, referred to as , is a Japanese railway holding company which primarily owns the Kintetsu Railway as well as Kintetsu World Express, Kintetsu Department Store, and its other 141 corporations, which are collectively known as Kintetsu Group.
It ...
. Opened in 1962, the line climbs
Mount Tsurumi
is a volcano in Beppu, ÅŒita, Japan.
Outline
Mount Tsurumi is a lava dome. It has several peaks, including, Mount Kuranoto, Mount Uchi, Mount Garan. This mountain is one of Japan 300 mountains, and a part of Aso Kujū National Park.
Rout ...
near the Beppu ''
onsen
In Japan, are the country's hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. As a volcanically active country, Japan has many onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands. There are approximately 25,000 hot ...
''
hot spring
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circ ...
resort. The mountain is most famous as one of the few
hard rime
Rime ice forms when supercooled water liquid droplets freeze onto surfaces. Meteorologists distinguish between three basic types of ice forming on vertical and horizontal surfaces by deposition of supercooled water droplets. There are also interm ...
sights in
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround ...
. The line operates the whole year.
Basic data
*Cable length:
*Vertical interval:
See also
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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
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Aerial tramways in Japan
Tourist attractions in ÅŒita Prefecture
Transport in ÅŒita Prefecture
Beppu, ÅŒita
Lines of Kintetsu Railway
Railway lines opened in 1962
1962 establishments in Japan
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