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Gondola · Shobara, Japan

Gondola near Shobara, 742–790 m

Gondola near Shobara, 742–790 m is a gondola near Shobara, Japan. It climbs 48 m over 279 m, from 742 m to 790 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

11/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Gondola near Shobara, 742–790 m is scarier than 11% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 136 of 160 in Japan.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 88 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 279 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 10°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Gondola near Shobara, 742–790 m is near Shobara, Japan, at 742 m above sea level (35.04761° N, 133.04267° E). From there it runs 279 m up to the top station at 790 m.

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.