Observation decks & city views
Shinhotaka Ropeway
Takayama, Japan
The Shinhotaka Ropeway is Japan's only double-decker cable car, climbing over 1,000 meters into the Hotaka Mountain range. It offers sweeping views of the Northern Japan Alps from its glass-encased observatory deck.
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- Tickets
- Book ahead
- Best months
- Oct
- Getting there
- Best as a day trip
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