Gondola · Niseko Town, Japan
King Gondola
King Gondola is a gondola near Niseko Town, Japan. It climbs 451 m over 1.79 km, from 305 m to 756 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
30/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, King Gondola is scarier than 30% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 98 of 160 in Japan.
- Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.39 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 240 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of King Gondola is near Niseko Town, Japan, at 305 m above sea level (42.86453° N, 140.70153° E). From there it runs 1.79 km up to the top station at 756 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- エースゴンドラ (Ace Gondola) gondola · 0.5 km away · rises 494 m
- ニセコゴンドラ (Niseko Gondola) gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 668 m
- HANAZONO シンフォニーゴンドラ (Hanazono Symphony Gondola) gondola · 2.4 km away · rises 209 m
- アッパービレッジゴンドラ (Upper Village Gondola) gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 28 m
- アンヌプリゴンドラ (Niseko Annupuri Gondola) gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 568 m
- ウエストゴンドラ (West Gondola) gondola · 21.1 km away · rises 279 m
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.