GPS disabled

Gondola · Shimo-furano, Japan

北の峰ゴンドラ (Kitanomine Gondola)

北の峰ゴンドラ is a gondola near Shimo-furano, Japan. It climbs 701 m over 2.83 km, from 239 m to 940 m above sea level. Between its 27 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

31/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, 北の峰ゴンドラ is scarier than 31% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 95 of 160 in Japan.

  • Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.81 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 198 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of 北の峰ゴンドラ is near Shimo-furano, Japan, at 239 m above sea level (43.34390° N, 142.36011° E). From there it runs 2.83 km up to the top station at 940 m.

Per cabin
6 people

Nearby lines

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.