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Located in 257 Senjojikishita, Gifu City in Gifu Prefecture, Mount Kinka Ropeway  ( 金華山ロープウェー )  also called Kinkazan Ropeway is an aerial lift line that brings visitors to the top of Mt. Kinka . Mount Kinka Ropeway  ( 金華山ロープウェー ) Mount Kinka Ropeway History Operated by the Gifu Kanko Sakudo , Mt. Kinka Ropeway opened in 1955. The ropeway gate or the station at the foot of the mountain is built in the vicinity of Gifu Park while the summit station was built around 320 meters on top of the mountain. The ropeway line has a distance of 599m or 1966 feet.  Mt. Kinka Ropeway - Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture Welcome to Kinkazan Ropeway Inside Kinkazan Ropeway Station Check out that map of Gifu Castle Riro-chan, Kinkazan's mascot The gondolas have a passenger capacity of 46 people per cabin. It operates at a speed of 3.6 meters per second which means that a one-way trip takes approximately 3-4 minutes. Riding Mt. Kinka Ropeway is not free though. Check out the 2018

Located at the heart of Gifu Prefecture, Mt. Kinka ( 金華山 ) , also called Kinkazan is famously known as the mountain where Gifu Castle stands.  Mt. Kinka  ( 金華山 ) Mt. Kinka Details Formerly called Mt. Inaba , Mount Kinka has a height of 1079 feet or 329 meters. Centuries ago, the mountain and its surrounding forests were protected as it served as a hunting ground for the Owari Clan who ruled the lands then. Today, the forest is already designated as a National Forest and is home to about 80 types of birds and 700 types of plants. Mt. Kinka - Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture Mt Kinka as seen from my room in Juhachiro (ryokan) A write up about Mt. Kinka won't be complete without including the castle at its peak. Originally called Inabayama Castle , the structure was built by the Nikaido Clan sometime between 1201 to 1204. It was captured by Oda Nobunaga in 1567 and was renamed Gifu Castle , likewise the mountain was also renamed Kinkazan or Mt. Kinka .  Throughout history, t