Dragondola
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File:Dragondola.jpgThe {{nihongo|Dragondola|ドラゴンドラ|Doragondora}}, officially the {{nihongo|Naeba-Tashiro Gondola|苗場・田代ゴンドラ|Naeba-Tashiro Gondora}} is the Japanese aerial lift line in Naeba, Yuzawa, Niigata, operated by Prince Hotels. It opened in 2001. The line was named by Yumi Matsutōya, a popular pop singer. The line links two ski resorts of Prince Hotels, but the line operates in summer and autumn as well. Its official website states it is the longest gondola lift line in the world.However, there are longer gondola lifts in the world, such as Ngong Ping 360, Hong Kong (5.7 km), Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen, Switzerland (6.0 km), or TianMenShan {{cite web|url=http://www.poma.net/ft_2005/tianmen.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-03-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820062413/http://www.poma.net/ft_2005/tianmen.pdf |archivedate=2008-08-20 }}, China (7.4 km).
Basic data
- Distance: {{Convert| 5.5|km|mi | 1 | lk=on }}
- Vertical interval: {{Convert| 426|m|ft | 0 | lk=on |abbr=on}}
- Operational speed: 6 m/s
- System: Gondola lift
- Cabins: 107
- Passenger capacity per a cabin: 8
- Time required for single ride: 15 minutes
See also
Notes
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External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.princehotels.co.jp/ski/naeba/dragondola/ Official website]
Category:Gondola lifts in Japan
Category:2001 establishments in Japan
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