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Hashikurasan Ropeway

Japanese cable car line

The Hashikurasan Ropeway (箸蔵山ロープウェイ, Hashikurasan Rōpuwei) is the name of Japanese aerial lift line in Ikeda, Tokushima, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Hashikura of Hashikura-dera, a famous temple. Refurbished in 1999, this is the first funitel to be operated in Asia.2 It is part of Shikoku Cable.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Photo: Dokudami, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Hashikurasan Ropeway (箸蔵山ロープウェイ, Hashikurasan Rōpuwei) is the name of Japanese aerial lift line in Ikeda, Tokushima, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Hashikura of Hashikura-dera, a famous temple.2

Corporate structure

Hashikurasan Ropeway is part of a group headed by Shikoku Cable. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The route to Hashikura-dera was originally linked by a funicular railway called Hashikura Tozan Railway (箸蔵登山鉄道), opened in 1930. The line closed in 1944. In 1971, Shikoku Cable opened a chairlift running on the former funicular line route, as well as an aerial tramway that links the chairlift terminus and the temple. Another aerial tramway opened along the chairlift line in 1977. In 1999, two aerial tramways were refurbished into one funitel line, eliminating the need of transfer.

In 2020, the ropeway was to be used as part of the torch relay for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but this was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hashikurasan Ropeway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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