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File:130922 Usuzan Ropeway Sobetsu Hokkaido Japan03s3.jpg
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Official website
{{Coord, 42, 32, 22.8, N, 140, 51, 10, E, display=title Aerial tramways in Japan 1965 establishments in Japan {{Japan-cable-line-stub
The is 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 Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
, operated by . Opened in 1965, the line climbs Mount Usu
is an active stratovolcano in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan. It has erupted four times since 1900: in 1910 (which created Meiji-shinzan 神沼克伊,小山悦郎 ''日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、 ...
, the active volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers. The popular hot spring resort of Noboribetsu is al ...
. The observatory has a view of Lake Tōya
is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of "Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark" which joins in Global Geoparks Network. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the souther ...
, Shōwa Shinzan, and the central crater of Mount Usu.
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:
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 106
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 6 minutes
Gallery
Lake Tōya
is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of "Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark" which joins in Global Geoparks Network. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the souther ...
view from Usuzan Ropeway
File:130922 Usuzan Ropeway Sobetsu Hokkaido Japan05s3.jpg, Foot of the mountain station {{nihongo, 山麓駅
File:Usuzan Ropeway Sancho Station.jpg, Top of the mountain station {{nihongo, 山頂駅, Sanchō-eki
See also
*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
{{Commons category, Usuzan Ropeway *{{in lang, ja}Official website
{{Coord, 42, 32, 22.8, N, 140, 51, 10, E, display=title Aerial tramways in Japan 1965 establishments in Japan {{Japan-cable-line-stub