Mount Aso Ropeway, Mount Aso

Name: Mount Aso Ropeway
Address: Mount Aso, Japan

#2 among attractions in Mount Aso

Top attraction, Aerial tramway

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The Mt. Aso Ropeway was Japanese aerial lift line in Aso, Kumamoto, operated by Kyūshū Sankō Tourism. It was opened in 1958, and climbs Mount Aso. Its official website claims it was the first aerial lift in the world to be built on an active volcano. The ropeway has been dismantled as a result of damage sustained during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and a shuttle bus now runs from the original boarding area to the crater edge. ()

Local name: 阿蘇山ロープウェー Opened: 1958 (66 years ago)Coordinates: 32°52'49"N, 131°4'44"E

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Mount Aso Ropeway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aso Volcano Museum, Aso Shrine, Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine, Aso-san.

1.6 miW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Aso Volcano Museum, Mount Aso
41 min walk • The Aso Volcano Museum is a museum that explains volcanoes. It is near Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan. The Museum is in Kusasenri, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
5.1 miNE
Historical place, Temple
Aso Shrine, Aso
131 min walk • Aso Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Aso is one of the oldest shrines in Japan. This shrine holds several Important Cultural Properties, including Ichi-no-shinden, Ni-no-shinden, and Rōmon.
5 miE
Sacred and religious sites
Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine, Takamori
127 min walk • Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Takamori, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This shrine is famous for being the setting of a popular anime and manga comic Hotarubi no Mori e.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Aso-san, Mount Aso
14 min walk • Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu. Its peak is 1,592 meters above sea level.
3.6 miN
32°55'54"N • 131°4'1"E
A sukadori dominion, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
93 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium
0.8 miSE
Neighbourhood
Aso District, Mount Aso
20 min walk • Aso is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of the Aso and Yamato mergers, the district has an estimated population of 40,841 and a density of 58.1 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 703.01 km².
3.9 miSW
Village
Minamiaso, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
100 min walk • Minamiaso is a village in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on February 13, 2005 from the merger of the villages of Chōyō, Hakusui and Kugino. Neighbouring towns are Takamori, Ōzu, and Nishihara.