Engineering: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 (ja) 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
- Slope car
- List of aerial lifts in Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sky Escalator – 志賀高原横手山・渋峠スキー場" (in en-US). https://yokoteyama2307.com/en/sky-escalator/.
- ↑ "Yokoteyama Drive-In Details / Explore| Japan Travel by NAVITIME". https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-4200493/.
- ↑ "Yokoteyama Skylator Details / Explore| Japan Travel by NAVITIME". https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-4200490/.
- ↑ "Summer Lifts and Gondolas - NEWS" (in en). https://www.shigakogen.gr.jp/english/topics/summer-lifts-and-gondolas.html.
- ↑ "Tsunawari/Let's ride the ropeway (others)". 2018-11-08. http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Ocean/5869/others.html.
External links
- Official website Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- Summer Lifts and Gondolas - NEWS - 志賀高原 SHIGA KOGEN National Park Official Site Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- Yokoteyama Skylator at Google Maps Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
 |  |
