The , officially the , is a Japanese

funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...

line in

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, operated by

Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates ...

. The line opened in 1930 as a route to

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, a famous Buddhist spot. In 2019, the line was upgraded to use the modern Nankai 10-20 Series cars.

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with two cars and

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