Ikaho Ropeway 2.11

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.DescriptionThe Ikaho Ropeway is owned and operated by City of Shibukawa. The ropeway operates between 8:40 am and 5:15 pm, and runs every day of the year, with the exception of days for maintenance and inspection.Basic dataSystem: Aerial tramway, 3 cablesCable length: 499mVertical interval: 182mPassenger capacity per cabin: officially listed as 21 passengers, frequently listed as 20 passengersStations: 2Frequency: Every ten minutes (8:40 am - 10 am), every 15 minutes (10 am - 5:15 pm)Final ascent: 5 pm, final descent: 5:15 pmTime required for single ride: 4 minutesAddress (base station): 588-2 Ikahochō, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture 〒377-0102Telephone: 0279-72-2418 (base station), 0279-72-4656 (summit station)StationsBase station. Base station. The first floor of the station serves a tourism information center, and the ropeway begins on the fourth floor. A visitor center, Michi no Eki Furusato Kōtsūkan, is adjacent to Hototogisu Station and sells vegetables and locally made soba buckwheat noodles, a noted product of the Shibukawa area. The station is named after the lesser cuckoo, which appears frequently in classical Japanese poems, prose, and visual works, notably the Pillow Book (1102 AD) of Sei Shonagon.