Akechidaira Ropeway

{{short description|Japanese aerial lift line opened in 1933}}

{{Infobox aerial lift line

|name = Akechidaira Ropeway

|image = File:Akechidaira Ropeway and Mount Nantai.jpg

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|caption = The ropeway viewed from the Akechidaira parking area in December 2010

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|system =

|status = Operational

|location = Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan

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|no_stations = 2

|no_cables = 3

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|open = 1933

|reopen = 1950

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|owner = Nikkō-Kōtsū

|operator = Tobu_Railway

|character = Aerial tramway

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|line_length = {{Convert| 300|m|ft |0| lk=on |abbr=on}}

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|speed = 2.5 m/s

|vertical = {{Convert| 86|m|ft | 0|abbr=on}}

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|trip_duration= 3 min

|carrier_cap = 16 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins

|max_gradient= 30°

}}The {{nihongo|Akechidaira Ropeway|明智平ロープウェイ|Akechidaira Rōpuwei}} is a aerial lift line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by {{nihongo|Nikkō-Kōtsū|日光交通}}.{{Cite web |title=Akechidaira Ropeway - Nikko, Tochigi |url=https://en.japantravel.com/tochigi/akechidaira-ropeway/44424 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=JapanTravel |language=en}} The Tōbu Group company mainly operates bus lines in the city.{{Cite web |title=Akechidaira Ropeway {{!}} Tobu Railway Global Website |url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/nikko_kinugawa/tourism/11.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.tobu.co.jp |language=en}} The observatory has a view of Kegon Falls, Lake Chūzenji, and Mount Nantai. The line opened in 1933, and reopened in 1950.{{Cite web |title=Mountains · Charles Nicholas Johnson Collection · University of Wisconsin-Parkside Digital Collections |url=https://archives.uwp.edu/exhibits/show/cnj/mountains |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=archives.uwp.edu}}