The , officially the , is a Japanese aerial lift line in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, operated by Fuji Kyuko. Opened in 1959, the line climbs Mount Tenjō from the shores of Lake Kawaguchi, one of the Fuji Five Lakes. The line name comes from ''

Kachi-kachi Yama , also known as ''Kachi-Kachi Mountain'' and ''The Farmer and the Badger'', is a Japanese folktale in which a ''tanuki'' (Japanese raccoon dog) is the villain, rather than the more usual boisterous, well-endowed alcoholic. Story The trouble-ma ...

'' (lit. "Mt. Kachikachi"), a folktale which took place on the mountain. The observatory has a view of the lake, as well as

Aokigahara Aokigahara (), also known as the , is a forest on the northwestern flank of Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Japan, thriving on of Igneous rock, hardened lava laid down by the last major Historic eruptions of Mount Fuji, eruption of Moun ...

forest, and

Mount Fuji , or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...

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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 ...

, 3 cables *Cable length: *Vertical interval: *Maximum gradient: 34°07′ *Operational speed: 3.4 m/s *Passenger capacity per a cabin: 36 *Cabins: 2 *Stations: 2 *Duration of one-way trip: 3 minutes

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Aerial tramways in Japan Tourist attractions in Yamanashi Prefecture Transport in Yamanashi Prefecture 1959 establishments in Japan {{Japan-cable-line-stub

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