Status Operational Trip duration 4 min Open 1958 Character Aerial tramway | No. of stations 2 Line length 858 m (2,815 ft) Phone +81 967-34-0411 Number of stations 2 | |
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Carrier capacity 41 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins Similar Mt Nakadake, Aso Volcano Museum, Mount Aso, Aso Station, Daikanbo Profiles | ||
The Mt. Aso Ropeway (阿蘇山ロープウェイ, Asosan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Aso, Kumamoto, operated by Kyūshū Sankō Tourism (九州産交ツーリズム, Kyūshū Sankō Tsūrizumu). Opened in 1958. the line climbs Mount Aso. Its official website claims it was the first aerial lift in the world to be built on an active volcano. As such, the line and the observatory have views of an active volcanic crater with fumes.
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