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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 ...
ese
aerial lift line, as well as its operator. Opened in 1957, the line climbs Myōken Peak of
Mount Unzen,
Unzen
is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island.
In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsu ...
,
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
. It attracts the visitor with the view of the surrounding nature, especially
azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and '' Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and Octob ...
s in spring and
autumn colors
Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September ( Northern Hemisphere) or March ( ...
in autumn.
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 ...
, 1 track cable and 2 haulage ropes
*Cable length:
*Vertical interval:
*Maximum gradient: 30°40′
*Operational speed: 3.6
m/s
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 36
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 3 minutes
See also
*
List of aerial lifts in Japan
References
External links
Official website
Aerial tramways in Japan
1957 establishments in Japan
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