Miyajima Ropeway
4.2 (200)・Tourist Attraction・Point Of Interest・Establishment
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Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Japan, 〒739-0522 Hiroshima, Hatsukaichi, Miyajimachō, 紅葉谷公園
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What other travelers are saying about Miyajima Ropeway
Amazing experience, such a fun 1-2 hour adventure. You go up one gondola first (seats six maybe takes 10 minutes) then need to wait and switch to a bigger gondola (standing 20 maybe takes 6 minutes) and then you get to an amazing view platform with 360 degrees views.
Go on a clear day otherwise you won’t be able to see. You buy tickets from machine at the entrance. Easy to navigate. Make sure you get a return ticket. Was 1000 yen per person return.
They are set up for long lines, we were there on a weekday around 10AM and were done by 11AM. Many people stay longer and spend more time at the view point. You can also do a hike up a mountain to some shrines but we decided to pass and do other things instead.
This place definitely gets crowded, and we could tell based on the amount of lines they had set up. We did not experience any large lines, maybe 10 minutes to get on the first gondola and another 10 minutes for the second gondola. Return there was no wait.
Go early before the crowds!
There is a washroom at the too, I recommend to use it as there was few washrooms on the island and they are hard to find.
Great activity with kids. We felt safe and secure, the gondolas are definitely old but seem to be well maintained.
Shawn
May 19, 2025
Excellent way to get up the mountain with some stunning scenery. We walked from our hotel to the ropeway at about 10am.
Sadly we missed the ticket office just next to the Lawsons across from the ferry terminal, but if you do too there is a ticket machine at a shop on the left hand side of the road just before the transit bus. It’s worth buying the tickets in advance to avoid queues at the actual station. We bought singles as we wanted to walk back down - see my other reviews. These were 1,100 yen per ticket.
The transit bus is well worth taking. It’s limited to 20 people but the walk up to the station is quite steep, narrow and twisting. It is a mountain after all.
Better to save your legs for the mountain climb unless you’re a young triathlete!
Arriving at the station with our tickets was great, just scan the qr code and get on.
There are two parts to the journey. The first is in a four seater cable car which is quite comfortable although a little bumpy. Nothing got be concerned about it’s quite safe.
On arrival at the midway station you transition to another more traditional standing cable car that takes around ten people. The scenery is stunning.
D S
Apr 11, 2025
The queue moved really quickly although getting tickets was a little confusing. You have to request a reservation on the website which provides you with a QR code and it's this QR that then allows you to buy your tickets. On the day we went, if you didn't have a reservation, you couldn't use the cable car so well worth doing this in advance. On the second leg, you do get crammed in which my autistic son found tricky, but otherwise it's very well ordered. Views are beautiful, and the short walk to the cable car station is beautiful too.
Tricia Reynolds
May 6, 2025
Great sights and pamphlet with explanation of the wonders at Mt Misen. The line can get quite long though - to go up at 2 pm was about 40 minutes. The round trip ticket is ¥2000 and can be purchased at the station or at a shop on the way to the ropeway. Note that the walk to the station is quite steep and may be difficult for those with mobility issues. There is a ramp alternative to stairs.
There are two rope ways that have a transfer in the middle. The first ropeway car seats 6-8 comfortably seated. The second ropeway car fits as many as can fit and can be quite packed. This ropeway also operates less frequently (usually 4 times an hour)
Maddy Chong
Mar 21, 2025
This is the Ropeway to go up to Mt Misen, at the beginning you will have to ride a cable car up to a station in between then switch over to the gondola for the rest of the trip up.
I purchased the ticket early because I thought there would be a queue at the place. 2000 yen for 2 way and 1000 yen for 1 way.
The sales person said that it will be 30 mins from ropeway landing to the peak and 1hr 20mins from the peak to the bottom ropeway station by foot.
There was a queue not for buying ticket but for the cable car. To buy ticket at the ropeway there are 2 options either through the counter or the machine.
The clerk lady was very nice, I told her I dropped my ticket on the way, I showed her my receipt and she kindly re-printed it for me.
In the end I only used the ropeway up as while I was climbing up the mountain the wind got stronger and service stopped indefinitely until the wind weakens.
I hiked my way down as the wind was predicted to stay strong for quite awhile.
Rode at 27 Mar 2025
De Xing Ong
Apr 3, 2025
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