Company:Nippon Cable

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Nippon Cable Co., Ltd.
Native name
日本ケーブル株式会社
TypePrivate KK
IndustryTransport equipment
FoundedTokyo, Japan (January 4, 1953; 73 years ago (January 4, 1953))
Headquarters2-11 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Products
WebsiteOfficial website

Nippon Cable Co., Ltd. (日本ケーブル株式会社, Nippon Kēburu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is engaged in the design, production and installation of jig-back and material ropeways, gondola lifts, funiculars, chairlifts, car parking systems, ramp elevators and amusement park rides.[1][2][3] The company also owns and operates resorts in Japan and Canada, including a 25% interest in Whistler Blackcomb, the largest ski resort in North America and host of alpine and nordic skiing events during the 2010 Winter Olympics,[4] and Sun Peaks Resort.[5]

Besides the headquarters in Tokyo, the company has a factory in Narashino, branches in Nagano, Osaka, Sapporo, offices in Fukuoka and service centers in Niigata and Takayama.[6]

The company has been a licensee of Doppelmayr since 1977.[7]

A Nippon Cable-made tramway car part of the Hakone Ropeway

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