What other travelers are saying about Akechidaira Ropeway
We drove up to visit Niko City and the lake. Had to stop on the way to visit the top for the view. The cable car trip is short just 2 minutes with cars available every 10mins.
The view on the top is beautiful. Do use the telescope for better appreciation and you can hear the falls! How amazing.
Reaching this ropeway requires surviving the nauseating, winding cliffside bus ride from downtown Nikko, and importantly, you can only access it when traveling toward Lake Chuzenji - the return route takes a different path without this stop, so plan accordingly. Despite expecting free access with the Nikko Pass, I had to pay full price, so don’t count on the pass discount.
The short ropeway ride delivers absolutely spectacular panoramic views of the mountainous landscape below, and most importantly, offers the perfect vantage point to see Kegon Falls together with Lake Chuzenji in one frame. While the falls are impressive up close via elevator, seeing them in context with the lake from this elevated perspective is breathtakingly beautiful and perfect for photography. The scenic payoff makes the challenging access and extra cost worthwhile.
Relatively good for a ropeway. The station is a bit old but it is beautifully preserved and still functional. It has an Eki Stamp, the engineer will provide the stamp after your trip. The view from the top is amazing, you can see the Kegon Waterfalls and a village nearby.
From this point there is very good view fall and lake both , also snow cladding mountain ,rope way ride is. Very short and from top you can see lake and koggen falls clearly ,
