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Koyasan Cable Car

Wakayama · Ito - Mount Koya · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 高野山ケーブルカー

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Koyasan Cable Car
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WHAT TO DOKoyasan Cable Car

A railway climbing 328 metres in about five minutes, used by pilgrims to Mount Koya.

WHEREWakayama

Ito - Mount Koya

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A railway climbing 328 metres in about five minutes, used by pilgrims to Mount Koya.

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A cable car on Mt. Koya in Wakayama. It climbs and descends an elevation difference of about 328 m in about 5 minutes between Gokurakubashi Station and Koyasan Station. The current cars were introduced in 1964 together with a full set of hoisting equipment, and fares are 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for children.

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