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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
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 ...
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Tsukuba
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 244,528 in 108,669 households and a population density of 862 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total ar ...
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Ibaraki, operated by . It is the only aerial lift (ropeway) the company operates, while it also operates a funicular line (
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki. It is the only funicular line operates, while it also operates an aerial tramway ( Mount Tsukuba Ropeway), hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keis ...
), hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to
Keisei Keisei may refer to:
*Keisei (monk)
*Keisei Electric Railway
*Keisei Bus
The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department.
Local bus ser ...
Group.
The Swiss-made ropeway, opened in 1965, climbs
Mount Tsukuba
is an mountain located at the northern-end of Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well known for its double peaks, and . Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panorami ...
from Tsutsujigaoka Station to Nyotai-san Station.
Basic data
*Opened: 1965
*Distance:
*Vertical interval:
*Stations: 2
*Speed:
*Trip time: 6 minutes
The ropeway tram passes 2 steel towers on the way to the final destination.
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 ...
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Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki. It is the only funicular line operates, while it also operates an aerial tramway ( Mount Tsukuba Ropeway), hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keis ...
References
External links
Tsukubasan Cable Car & Ropeway official websiteMt Tsukuba Cable Car & Ropeway official website
Aerial tramways in Japan
Articles containing video clips
1965 establishments in Japan
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