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Gondola · Hakone, Japan

箱根ロープウェイ (Hakone Ropeway), 742–1,038 m

箱根ロープウェイ is a gondola near Hakone, Japan. It climbs 296 m over 2.46 km, from 742 m to 1,038 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 74 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

63/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, 箱根ロープウェイ is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 49 of 160 in Japan.

  • Highest above the ground: about 74 m, as high as a 25-storey building, 1.58 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 361 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 14°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 180 m of the 2.46 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 箱根ロープウェイ is near Hakone, Japan, at 742 m above sea level (35.23797° N, 138.99459° E). From there it runs 2.46 km up to the top station at 1,038 m.

Opened
1959-12-06
Operator
株式会社小田急箱根
Per cabin
18 people

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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.