Nara
Yoshino district
Yoshino

Yoshinoyama

The Yoshino Ropeway is an aerial tramway in , , , , operated by Yoshino Ōmine Kēburu Ropeway Bus Co, Ltd. This is the oldest surviving aerial lift line in the nation.
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  • Type: Aerial lift
  • Description: aerial tramway in Nara, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mount Yoshino Ropeway”, “Mt. Yoshino Ropeway”, “Yoshino Ropeway”, and “Yoshinoyama Ropeway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kanenoroti and Kimpusen-ji.

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is situated 290 metres southeast of Yoshinoyama.

Buddhist temple
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Kinpusen-ji is the head temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in , , . According to tradition, it was founded by En no Gyōja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto and Buddhist beliefs. is situated 530 metres southeast of Yoshinoyama.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in the town of , , Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. is situated 520 metres north of Yoshinoyama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oyodo and Shimoichi.

Town
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Ōyodo is a town located in , , . As of 31 October 2024, the town had an estimated population of 15,856 in 7364 households, and a population density of 420 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 38.10 km2. is situated 6 km northwest of Yoshinoyama.

Town
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is a town in , , Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the town had an estimated population of 4,294 and a population density of 69 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 61.99 km2. is situated 6 km southwest of Yoshinoyama.

Village
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is a village located in , , . As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 536 and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 47.70 km2. is situated 7 km south of Yoshinoyama.

Yoshinoyama

Latitude
34.37263° or 34° 22′ 21″ north
Longitude
135.8556° or 135° 51′ 20″ east
Open location code
8Q6Q9VF4+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1722739634
Open­Street­Map feature
aerialway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q8056195
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Yoshinoyama” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “吉野山旅客索道”
  • Chinese: “吉野空中索道”
  • Chinese: “吉野空中纜車”
  • Chinese: “吉野索道”
  • Chinese: “吉野纜車”
  • French: “Mont Yoshino”
  • French: “téléphérique de Yoshino”
  • French: “téléphérique du mont Yoshino”
  • Japanese: “Yoshinoyama”
  • Japanese: “よしのやま”
  • Japanese: “吉野ケーブル”
  • Japanese: “吉野ロープウェー”
  • Japanese: “吉野ロープウェイ”
  • Japanese: “吉野ロープウエイ”
  • Japanese: “吉野山”
  • Japanese: “吉野山ロープウェイ”
  • Japanese: “吉野山ロープウエイ”
  • Japanese: “吉野山旅客索道”
  • Korean: “요시노야마”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yoshinoyama”. Photo: TRJN, CC BY-SA 4.0.