Riding the Hakkoda Ropeway
Mandy BartokThe Hakkoda Ropeway carries visitors year-round to the peaks of the Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori.
The Hakkoda Cable Car opened in 1968 and is the name of a Japanese cable car line and its operator of the same name. The line climbs Mount Tamoyachi in the Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori. It carries skiers from late November to mid-May and hikers in the other seasons.
A 10-minute drive takes visitors to Tamoyachi-dake Sancho train station, from where there is a great panoramic view. The frost formations of the winter trees from February to March, as well as the autumn leaves between the end of September and mid-October, are particularly spectacular.
The gondola of this cable car was renewed in May 2003. It can carry up to 101 passengers at a time and was made in Switzerland.
The Hakkoda Ropeway carries visitors year-round to the peaks of the Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori.
Get your heart pumping and ride Hills Thunder, located just south of Aomori City in the foothills of the Hakkoda Mountain Range.