Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof. It also housed the Kyōto City Air Terminal until August 31, 2002.
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd., referred to as Kintetsu (近鉄), is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name Nankai comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates all the electric railways in the Tokyo region.
Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
The Hakone Tozan Cable Car, officially the Cable Line, is a funicular railway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Hakone Tozan Railway, who also operate the Hakone Tozan mountain railway line. The company belongs to the Odakyū Group.
The Ikoma Cable Line, referred to as Ikoma Cable, is a cable railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese major private railway. The line connects Toriimae to Ikomasanjo, all of which are within Ikoma, Nara, Japan.
The Shigi Line is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Kawachi-Yamamoto Station and Shigisanguchi Station. The entire line is located in the city of Yao, and is 2.8 km long. At Kawachi-Yamamoto, the line connects to the Osaka Line, and at Shigisanguchi, to the Nishi-Shigi Cable Line. The line opened in 1930, and has a ruling gradient of 40.0‰.
The Tateyama Cable Car (立山ケーブルカー) is a Japanese funicular line of Tateyama Kurobe Kankō (立山黒部貫光) in Tateyama, Toyama, with its official name Cable Line. The company also operates another funicular, Kurobe Cable Car with the same official name. The line is a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. It opened in 1954.
The Kurobe Cable Car, officially the Cable Line, is a Japanese funicular line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kankō. The company also operates another funicular with the same official name. The line is a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The line goes entirely under a tunnel to protect it from snow. It opened in 1969.
The Mount Tsukuba Cable Car, officially the Mount Tsukuba Cable Railway Line, is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki. It is the only funicular line Tsukuba Kankō Railway operates, while it also operates an aerial tramway, hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keisei Group.
The Amanohashidate Cable Car is Japanese funicular line in Miyazu, Kyōto. The line is also called Amanohashidate Cable Railway or Kasamatsu Cable, but it does not have any official name. This is the only funicular line Tango Kairiku Kōtsū operates, while it also operates buses and ships. The company is abbreviated as Tankai (丹海). The line opened in 1927 as a route to Nariai-ji temple, with a scenic view of Amanohashidate. A chairlift runs along the line as well.
The Ōyama Cable Car, officially the Ōyama Cable Line, is a Japanese funicular line in Isehara, Kanagawa. This is the only line Ōyama Kankō Dentetsu operates. The company belongs to Odakyū Group. The line opened in 1931, as a route to Ōyama Afuri Shrine on Mount Ōyama. The line is now also used for hiking.
The Kōyasan Cable, officially the Cable Line, is a Japanese funicular line in Kōya, Wakayama, operated by Nankai Electric Railway. The line opened in 1930 as a route to Mount Kōya, a famous Buddhist spot.
The Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable, officially the Keihan Cable Line, is a Japanese funicular line in Yawata, Kyoto, operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line opened in 1926 as a route to Iwashimizu Shrine. Riders in January, the season of hatsumōde, account for 50% of the whole year ridership.
The Eizan Cable, officially the Cable Line, is Japanese funicular line in Sakyō, Kyōto, Kyōto, operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad. The line opened in 1925, as a western route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. The line has 561 m (1,841 ft) vertical interval, the largest in the country.
The Jukkokutōge Cable Car, officially the Jikkoku Cable Line, is a funicular line in Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by the Izuhakone Railway.
The Hakone Komagatake Ropeway, officially the Komagatake Ropeway Line, is a Japanese aerial lift line in Hakone, Kanagawa, operated by Izu Hakone Railway. The line, opened in 1963, climbs Mount Koma from the Lake Ashi lakeside.
The Myoken Cable, officially the Cable Line, is Japanese funicular line that climbs Mount Myōken in Kawanishi, Hyōgo. It is operated by Nose Electric Railway. It was opened by Myōken Cable Railway in 1925, comprising the Kabu Line and Jōbu Line, both of which were abandoned in 1944. The Kabu Line reopened in 1960 as Myoken Cable, while the Jōbu Line became a chairlift.
Shigisanguchi Station is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Transport in the Keihanshin metropolitan region is much like that of Tokyo: it includes public and private rail and highway networks; airports for international, domestic, and general aviation; buses; motorcycle delivery services, walking, bicycling, and commercial shipping. The nexus is in the central part of Osaka, though Kobe and Kyoto are major centers in their own right. Every part of Keihanshin has rail or road transport services. The sea and air transport is available from a limited number of ports for the general public.
