Hakkaisan Ropeway
八海山ロープウェー
A cable car up Mount Hakkai, one of the Three Mountains of Echigo. It climbs in about 7 minutes to 1,147 meters, with views over the Uonuma Plain and the Echigo mountain range. Autumn foliage is also famous.
Mount Hakkai is one of the Three Mountains of Echigo and a sacred mountain of shugendo mountain worship. The Hakkaisan sake brand is named after it and is famous across Japan. The Hakkaisan Ropeway runs from Yamaguchi Station in Minami-Uonuma city to the summit station at 1,147 meters. From the top, you can see the Uonuma Plain and the Three Mountains of Echigo, and on clear days, even the Sea of Japan and Sado Island. The summit has an observation deck and the Hakkaisan Grand Shrine worship site, and experienced climbers can continue to the Eight Peaks of Hakkaisan, a steep route with chains that requires experience. The round-trip ticket costs about 2,000 yen, and the ropeway operates as a ski resort in winter. From Echigo-Yuzawa, it's about a 35-minute drive.
Opening hours
About 08:00–16:30 (varies by season)
Nearby sights
- Uonuma no Sato (Hakkaisan Brewery)
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Daigenta Canyon & Lake
- Iwappara Ski Resort
- Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
- Takahan Ryokan Kasumi Room
- Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen Town
- Ponshukan Sake Museum (Echigo-Yuzawa)