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aerial tramway An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, ropeway, téléphérique (French), or Seilbahn (German) is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third movin ...

Mount Yoshino is the general name for the mountain ridge that stretches from the south bank of the Yoshino River in the town of Yoshino central Nara Prefecture, Japan, to the Ōmine Mountains, stretching for about eight kilometers from north-to-south, or the ...

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Yoshino Ōmine Kēburu Ropeway Bus Yoshino may refer to: * Yoshino cherry, another name for ''Prunus × yedoensis'', a flowering cherry tree * Japanese cruiser ''Yoshino'', a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy Places * Yoshino, Nara, a town located in Yoshino Distr ...

Co., Ltd. This is the oldest surviving

aerial lift An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''Gondola lift, gondolas'', or Chairlift, open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more Wire rope, cables. Aeria ...

line in the nation. The line opened on March 12, 1929, a year after Yoshino Railway, the current Kintetsu

Yoshino Line The is a railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It connects in Kashihara and in Yoshino. All Express and Limited Express trains continue to and from Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the ...

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line to Yoshino Station. The line uses two cabins, named ''Kaede'' (Maple) and ''Sakura'' (Cherry). The cabins have stair-like floors; the classical style that has become uncommon nowadays. Although the cabins and cables have been updated, the spans are still those constructed in 1928. The line is not only a sightseeing line to Mount Yoshino, but also a local transport for residents there. As such, there is a commuter pass available.

Basic data

*System: Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes *Distance: *Vertical interval: *Maximum gradient: 27° *Operational speed: 2 m/s *Passenger capacity: 28

Services

Cabins operate once every 30 minutes in most seasons. In the spring ''

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'' (cherry blossom viewing) season, cabins operate once every 15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes in the morning and evening. The whole ride takes 3 minutes. The fare costs ¥450 one-way, or ¥610 for a round-trip.

Stations

*Yoshino Senbonguchi Station: Transfer to Yoshino, Kintetsu

. *Yoshinoyama Station

External links

Yoshino Ōmine Kēburu Bus official website
Aerial tramways in Japan 1929 establishments in Japan {{Japan-cable-line-stub

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