Yokoteyama Skylator
The Yokoteyama Skylator (横手山スカイレーター, Yokoteyama Sukairētā) is an outdoor moving walkway located in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. Together with Sky Pair Lift & Shibu Pass Romance Lift (ski lifts), it allows visitors to reach the summit of Mt. Yokote (Yokoteyama in Japanese), an altitude of 2,307 metres (7,569 feet), without hiking.[1] It operates seasonally, typically from April to November, avoiding winter closures due to heavy snowfall.[2]
The Skylator is 200 metres (660 feet) long with an elevation gain of 35 metres (115 feet), and a travel time of 5 minutes.[3]
On weekdays the Skylator operates alternately in both directions, but on weekends and busy holiday periods it only operates uphill requiring use of the ski lifts and a free shuttle bus to do a round trip to the summit of Mt. Yotoke and return to the bottom of the Skylator.[4][1]
The Skylator may appear to be a type of funicular but, similar to slope cars, is not legally classified as a railway in Japan and is instead classified as an incline elevator.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sky Escalator – 志賀高原横手山・渋峠スキー場". Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ "Yokoteyama Drive-In Details / Explore| Japan Travel by NAVITIME". Japan Travel by NAVITIME. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ "Yokoteyama Skylator Details / Explore| Japan Travel by NAVITIME". Japan Travel by NAVITIME. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ "Summer Lifts and Gondolas - NEWS". 志賀高原 SHIGA KOGEN National Park Official Site. Retrieved 2025-02-04.[dead link]
- ↑ "Tsunawari/Let's ride the ropeway (others)". 2018-11-08. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- Summer Lifts and Gondolas - NEWS - 志賀高原 SHIGA KOGEN National Park Official Site[dead link] (in English)
- https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Yokoteyama+Skylator/@36.6702231,138.5164759,1240m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x601defb2b15dde75:0xf3cd13da2ab783da!8m2!3d36.6702231!4d138.5190562!16s%2Fg%2F11cnbt5bnr?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyOS4xIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D Yokoteyama Skylator at Google Maps] (in English)