The is a Japanese aerial lift line, operated by Regional Creation Nagasaki Co., Ltd./Nagasaki Ropeway Business Consortium under contract to the City of Nagasaki. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Inasa in Ohamamachi, to the west of the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. The current cabins entered service in 2011 and were designed by Ken Okuyama Design.
Since January 31, 2020, also traverses Mount Inasa, taking passengers from Chufuku Station, adjacent to Inasayama Park Parking Lot carpark and Inasayama Park bus stop (serviced by bus route 5 from JR Nagasaki Station), to Summit Station, adjacent to Nagasaki Ropeway Inasa Dake Station.
Stations
Lower Station: Fuchi Shrine Station (Fuchijinja Station). Adjacent to Fuchi Shrine. Address: 8-1 Fuchimachi, Nagasaki City, 852-8012 ( 32°45'29" N 129°51'35"E ) From JR Nagasaki Station, take Nagasaki Bus Route 3 or 4 and alight at "Ropeway-mae" bus stop, then walk for 3 minutes Upper Station: Inasadake Station. Adjacent to "Summit Station" and from Mt. Inasa Overlook observation deck. Address: 364-1 Inasa-cho, Nagasaki City, 852-8011 ( 32°45′15.2″ N 129°50′57.1″E )
Services Travel time is 5 minutes. Services departs both stations at the same time. Extra trips may operate in times of high passenger volume. The adjacent slope car operates to the same frequencies with a journey time of 8 minutes. :09:00-18:00every 20 minutes18:00-22:00every 15 minutes22:00 departure is downhill passengers only
Basic data Cable length: Vertical interval:
See also List of aerial lifts in Japan Mount Inasa Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
External links
Inasayama Park Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car