Harunasan Ropeway

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The Harunasan Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Haruna, Gunma, operated by Tanigawadake Ropeway Company. The Tōbu Group company also operates another aerial lift line, Tanigawadake Ropeway. The line climbs to the summit of Mount Haruna. The line opened in 1929, and refurbished in 1996 to the current system, which two smaller cabins are attached. ()

Local name: 榛名山ロープウェイ Opened: 1929 (95 years ago)Coordinates: 36°28'25"N, 138°52'41"E

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Harunasan Ropeway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mizusawa-dera, Haruna Shrine, Mount Haruna, Minowa Castle.

3.8 miE
Temple
Mizusawa-dera
97 min walk • Mizusawa-dera is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in the city of Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its honzon is a bronze statue of Juichimen Senju Kannon Bosatsu. The temple is also referred to as simply the Mizusawa-Kannon.
1.8 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Haruna Shrine
47 min walk • Haruna Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Mount Haruna, the mountain where the shrine is located, is one of the "Three Mountains of Jōmō" and the shrine has a close relationship with the shrines of the other two mountains, Mount Akagi and Mount Myōgi.
1.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Haruna
42 min walk • Mount Haruna is a dormant stratovolcano in Gunma, eastern Honshū, Japan.
6.3 miSE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Minowa Castle, Takasaki
160 min walk • Minowa Castle was a "hirayama"-style castle located in the Misato neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1987.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Haruna
16 min walk • Lake Haruna is a caldera lake. It lies near the summit of Mount Haruna, within the city limits of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. A former name for the lake is Lake Ikaho. In the summer, the lake is a popular destination for campers. The surface freezes in the winter, and it affords skating and ice fishing for wakasagi.
~750 ftSW
Town, Aerial tramway
Haruna
4 min walk • Haruna was a town located in Gunma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of June 30, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 22,303 and a total area of 93.59 km². On October 1, 2006, Haruna was merged into the expanded city of Takasaki.
2.4 miE
Aerial tramway
Ikaho Ropeway
62 min walk • The Ikaho Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Shibukawa, Gunma. The ropeway connects the onsen group of the Shibukawa Ikahomachi district to the summit of Mount Monokiki and park facilities of Mount Kaminoyama.
2.9 miNE
Town
Ikaho, Shibukawa
75 min walk • Ikaho was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,920 and a density of 175.63 persons per km². The total area was 22.32 km².