Ropeways of Japan: map and list

Find every ropeway in Japan on this map: location and details for each line.

101 places

There are 101 places. Aerial tram has 62. Alpine has 26. Cable car has 22. Gondola has 17. 40 places sit in more than one category. The highest count in one prefecture is 10, in Hokkaido. The places sit in 34 prefectures.

101Places

62Aerial tram

26Alpine

By category

The same places, split by category.

Aerial tram has 62. Alpine has 26. Cable car has 22. Gondola has 17.

40 places sit in more than one category.

By category
By category	Places	Percentage
Aerial tram	62	61.4%
Alpine	26	25.7%
Cable car	22	21.8%
Gondola	17	16.8%
Night view	9	8.9%
Volcano	6	5.9%

By prefecture

The highest count in one prefecture is 10, in Hokkaido. The places sit in 34 prefectures.

Prefectures with the most places
Prefecture	Places	Percentage
Hokkaido	10	9.9%
Hyogo	9	8.9%
Nagano	8	7.9%
Kanagawa	6	5.9%
Shizuoka	6	5.9%
Kyoto	5	5.0%
Niigata	5	5.0%
Tochigi	4	4.0%
Gunma	4	4.0%
Yamanashi	3	3.0%
Toyama	3	3.0%
Shiga	3	3.0%
Nara	3	3.0%
Tokushima	3	3.0%
Kagawa	3	3.0%
Gifu	2	2.0%
Hiroshima	2	2.0%
Nagasaki	2	2.0%
Tokyo	2	2.0%
Ibaraki	2	2.0%
Oita	2	2.0%
Ehime	2	2.0%
Aomori	1	1.0%
Wakayama	1	1.0%
Saitama	1	1.0%
Chiba	1	1.0%
Mie	1	1.0%
Yamaguchi	1	1.0%
Fukuoka	1	1.0%
Osaka	1	1.0%
Yamagata	1	1.0%
Miyagi	1	1.0%
Iwate	1	1.0%
Fukushima	1	1.0%

By region

The same places, added up by region.

Places by region
Region	Places	Percentage
Hokkaido	10	9.9%
Tohoku	5	5.0%
Kanto	20	19.8%
Chubu	27	26.7%
Kansai	23	22.8%
Chugoku	3	3.0%
Shikoku	8	7.9%
Kyushu	5	5.0%

The data used in this study were set on 23 October 2026.