Walking up the steps next to Tsukubasan Shrine 筑波山神社, we soon arrive at Miyawaki Station 宮脇駅 of Tsukubasan Cable Car 筑波山ケーブルカー.
The cable car company has started operations in 1925 and has merged with Tsukubasan Ropeway 筑波山ロープウェイ in 1999, offering different means to go up Mt. Tsukuba at two locations.
The cable car uses a single rope to connect to the pulleys system at the summit station, with a total length of 1,634m and is the third longest in Japan. Each car can accommodate a maximum of 107 passengers.
One third of the track is curved, and on its way will pass through the 188m Nagamine 長峰 Tunnel, arriving at the 800m high Miyukigahara 御幸ヶ原 after 8 minutes.
Mt. Tsukuba is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and from Miyukigahara there are trails going to the two peaks 男体山 and 女体山, about 15 minutes each way.
As the weather is gloomy with a bit of drizzle, the trail is a bit slippery. For safety, we decide not to hike to the peaks and return to the cable car station to go back down the mountain.
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