Cable car · Miyajima, Japan
宮島ロープウエー (Miyajima Ropeway), 366–427 m
宮島ロープウエー is a cable car near Miyajima, Japan. It climbs 60 m over 516 m, from 366 m to 427 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 80 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
66/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 宮島ロープウエー is scarier than 66% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 44 of 160 in Japan.
- Highest above the ground: about 80 m, as high as a 27-storey building, 242 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 504 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 7°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 385 m of the 516 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 宮島ロープウエー is near Miyajima, Japan, at 366 m above sea level (34.28347° N, 132.32827° E). From there it runs 516 m up to the top station at 427 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1959-04-01
Nearby lines
- 宮島ロープウエー (Miyajima Ropeway), 73–365 m cable car · 0.8 km away · rises 292 m
- 岩国城ロープウェー (Iwakuni Castle Ropeway) cable car · 18.5 km away · rises 180 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.