Shinhotaka Ropeway Overview
Shinhotaka ropeway features No. 1 and No. 2 aerial tramways carrying passengers to “Nishihotakaguchi station”
at the peak- Ropeway No. 1 starts at “Shinhotaka Onsen station” at the mountain foot and ends at “Nabedaira Kogen station”,
passengers can then proceed to “Shirakabadaira station” for ropeway No. 2.
Operation hours
Open Year-Round
- ※There are extra rides during busy times.
- ※Operation may be suspended due to bad weather or for periodic inspections.
No. 1 Ropeway Leaves 0 and 30 minutes past every hour.
No. 2 Ropeway Leaves 15 and 45 minutes past every hour.
| Departure station |
|---|
| Operation hours |
| Green（4/1-11/30） |
| Summer（8/1-31） |
| Autumn leaves（Saturday, Sunday and publicholidays in October） |
| Winter（12/1-3/31） |
| Shinhotaka Onsen station(up) | Shirakabadaira station(up) | Nishihotakaguchi station(down) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First train | Last train | First train | Last train | First train | Last train |
| 8：30 | 16：00 | 8：45 | 16：15 | 8：45 | 16：45 |
| 8：00 | 16：00 | 8：15 | 16：15 | 8：15 | 16：45 |
| 8：00 | 16：00 | 8：15 | 16：15 | 8：15 | 16：45 |
| 9：00 | 15：30 | 9：15 | 15：45 | 9：15 | 16：15 |
Ropeway ride time
- No. 1 Ropeway / No. 2 Ropeway
- One-way ride time Approximately 25 minutes
Fares
General fares
Adult (13yrs old or above) Children (6yrs - 12yrs old, elementary school students)
| Between No.1 and No.2 ropeway(Shinhotaka onsen～Nishihotakaguchi） |
| No. 1 ropeway(Shinhotaka onsen~ Nabedaira Kogen) |
| No. 2 ropeway(Shirakabadaira ~ Nishihotakaguchi) |
| one way | round trip | |
|---|---|---|
| adult | ¥2,400 | ¥3,800 |
| Child | ¥1,200 | ¥1,900 |
| Luggage ticket ※ | ¥500 | ¥1000 |
| adult | ¥500 | ¥700 |
| Child | ¥250 | ¥350 |
| Luggage ticket ※ | ¥200 | ¥400 |
| adult | ¥2,300 | ¥3,700 |
| Child | ¥1,150 | ¥1,850 |
| Luggage ticket ※ | ¥300 | ¥600 |
(*) Please purchase a luggage ticket for baggage over 6kg.
Group fares
| Between No.1 and No.2 ropeway(Shinhotaka onsen～Nishihotakaguchi） |
| No. 1 ropeway(Shinhotaka onsen~ Nabedaira Kogen) |
| No. 2 ropeway(Shirakabadaira ~ Nishihotakaguchi) |
| General group (20 people or more) |
Student groups (20 or more) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| one way | round trip | one way | round trip | |
| adult | ¥2,300 | ¥3,500 | ¥2,200 | ¥3,200 |
| Child | ¥1,150 | ¥1,750 | ¥1,100 | ¥1,600 |
| adult | ¥450 | ¥600 | ¥400 | ¥500 |
| Child | ¥200 | ¥300 | ¥200 | ¥250 |
| adult | ¥2,200 | ¥3,400 | ¥2,100 | ¥3,100 |
| Child | ¥1,100 | ¥1,700 | ¥1,050 | ¥1,550 |
Student groups- With 20 or more elementary, junior high school, high school, or university students
travelling together for educational purpose (school trips, etc.) (no separation of bills)
Discount for persons
with disabilities
- 50% off for disability handbook holder (physical disability handbook, medical handbook, health care handbook, mental disability social welfare handbook).
- 50% off for disability handbook (category 1/grade 1) holder and 1 companion (physical disability handbook, medical handbook, health care handbook, mental disability social welfare handbook).
Parking lots usage fee
| Shinhotaka Onsen parking lot |
| Nabedaira Kogen parking lot |
| ※Nabedaira kogen climbers’ parking lot |
| parking lot | Car type | automobile |
|---|---|---|
| 164units | automobile | ¥600/6hrs |
| bus | ¥2,300/6hrs | |
| 556units | automobile | ※¥600/6hrs |
| bus | ¥2,300/6hrs | |
| automobile | ¥300/per day |
(*) Not open during the snow season.(early November to late April)
- (-) 1-5mins walk from Shinhotaka Onsen car park to Ropeway No.1.
- (-) 2-10mins walk from Nabedaira Kogen car park to Ropeway No. 2.
- Please check the detailed access route to Ropeway No. 2
& Nabedaira parking lot here- .
(PDF download/ 345KB)
No bathrooms in the car park, please use the ones at the ropeway facility complex.
Be mindful that bathrooms are open only during the operation hoursof our facilities.
We reserve the rights to alter the above fees without advanced notice
- (*) Consumption tax is included in the above fares.
- (*) We reserve the rights to alter the fares without advance notice.
Value set deal
At Shinhotaka Ropeway, we offer a special deal through the “Value Coupon”
which includes both a Round-trip Ropeway Ticket and a Dining and Shopping Ticket,
which totals savings of 1000 yen for adults and 500 yen for children.
We look forward to your use of this coupon.
- (*) Way to purchase
- Please purchase at the ticket machine at Shinhotaka Onsen or Shirakabadaira station.
- (*) Caution
- No refund after usage.
Set fee
- Adult
- ¥4,000
- Child
- ¥2,000
| Set fee |
|---|
| Ropeway round-trip ticket |
| Food and drink/shopping ticket |
| total |
| General Fee | |
|---|---|
| Adult | Child |
| ¥3,800 | ¥1,900 |
| ¥1,500 | ¥1,000 |
| ¥5,300 | ¥2,900 |
Save 800 yen for adults and 650 yen
for children with this deal!
- ※1
- We include 3 tickets for adults and 2 tickets for children, each worth 500 yen.
(We do not offer change)
The “Dining and Shopping Ticket” can be used at every store within Shinhotaka Ropeway. - ※
- Public bath："Hotel Hotaka" is located in front of "Shinhotaka Onsen Station".
(*) Operating from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm.