Hanayama Funicular

The Skylator (スカイレーター Sukairētā) is a facility that traverses a steep incline in a residential area of Kobe, Japan. It can be considered as a sort of small funicular or incline elevator. In Japan, however, it is legally classified as an incline elevator (斜行エレベーター shakō erebētā), not a funicular railway. There are many other similar facilities in the country, although they are relatively unknown.[1]

Residents of Hanayama use this funicular to quickly reach the nearby train station. It is reliable and convenient. It's of the functional type and doesn't tend to attract tourism; save the odd visitor unfamiliar with funiculars.

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  1. ↑ (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°46′2.4″N 135°11′12.1″E / 34.767333°N 135.186694°E / 34.767333; 135.186694

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