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Gondola · Iiyama, Japan

長坂ゴンドラ (Nagasaka Gondola)

長坂ゴンドラ is a gondola near Iiyama, Japan. It climbs 783 m over 2.98 km, from 626 m to 1,409 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 106 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

82/100 · Scary

By the numbers, 長坂ゴンドラ is scarier than 82% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 14 of 160 in Japan.

  • Highest above the ground: about 106 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 1.58 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 672 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 752 m of the 2.98 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 長坂ゴンドラ is near Iiyama, Japan, at 626 m above sea level (36.92010° N, 138.45255° E). From there it runs 2.98 km up to the top station at 1,409 m.

Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 8 min

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.