Mount Sarakura
Mount Sarakura is the best scenic spot in Kitakyushu-city.
The height of the mountain is 622 meters from sea level. At the top you are presented with a
magnificent and spectacular view of Kitakyushu. In 10 minutes, you can reach the summit
from the Cable Car Station using the Cable car and the Slope car.
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We offer the most dynamic night view in the World.
The dynamic city where one million people are living and working, is creating the beautiful Night view
which you have never seen before. The night view from the mount Sarakura is chosen the three major
Night View in Japan along with Nagasaki from Mount Inasa.
The area of Night view is the largest in the World ; about 40km east to west and 10km south to north
And also the number of lighting to create the night view is the largest in the World.
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Day time view
We offer you the magnificent and spectacular view.
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Summit of the mountain |
Observatory area |
Top of the mountain |
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Munakata and Ashiya |
Yahata and Wakamatsu |
Tobata, Kokura and Moji |
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From the Cable car |
From the Cable car |
Kokura |
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Higashida |
Wakato Bridge |
Kanmonkyo Bridge |
Nippon Steel / Yawata Works
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Yahata area |
Tobata area |
Kokura area |
Access to the summit
Easy access to the summit by using the Cable Car and Slope Car.
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Cable car station |
Cable car |
Slope car |
Cable car
The longest cable car in Kyushu, the total length is 1,100 metre from the Moutain-foot Station to
the Summit Station, connecting the elevation difference 440 metre in 5 minutes.
Slope Car
The self-drived monorail, the inclination angle of the rail changes while running, but the floor is
always kept horizontally by the hydraulic control system. connecting the the total length of
159 metre rail in 3 minutes from the Cable Car Top Station to the Summit.
You can also enjoy a Trekking instead of using Cable car and Slope car.
It takes about one and half hours on foot to top of the mountain from the Cable Car Station.
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General information
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Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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Access to Cable car Station |
20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station 70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 110 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu |
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Access to Summit |
10 minutes by Cable car and Slope car from Cable car station to the Summit 90 minutes on foot from Cable car station to the Summit |
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Sarakura yama Cable car |
Address of Cable car Station : 1481-1 Ogura, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city Operate from 10:00 to 18:00 No closing days Round trip fare : JPY 1,200 (Cable car and Slope car are utilized) |
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