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Hakone Ropeway

Logo: Syohei Arai (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Ropeway in Japan

The Hakone Ropeway (Japanese: 箱根ロープウェイ, Hepburn: Hakone Rōpuwei) is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, after Hashikurasan Ropeway.2 It is headquartered in Odawara.1 It is part of Odakyu Hakone Holdings.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 2, 1959Founded1

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Owakudani's cable car, Japan; October 2017
Photo: TLV and more, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Hakone Ropeway (Japanese: 箱根ロープウェイ, Hepburn: Hakone Rōpuwei) is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, after Hashikurasan Ropeway. It makes a part of the sightseeing route between Odawara and Lake Ashi. The company belongs to the Odakyū Group.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

  • Odakyu Hakone Holdings until Apr 1, 2022

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 2, 1959Founded Founded1

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