October · Three-colour alpine autumn
Autumn can combine fresh snow, red foliage and remaining green across different elevations. Exact timing changes rapidly.
Tourism source ↗A two-stage mountain ropeway in Okuhida whose double-decker cabin climbs to a 2,156-metre observation area facing the Northern Japan Alps. Weather or maintenance can suspend service, and the high station remains much colder than the valley.
💡 Free-license reference photograph from Wikimedia Commons; capture month is not confirmed.
Mount Hotaka and Shinhotaka Ropeway seen from Mount Kasa in Hida Mountains , Japan .Reference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet
Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view
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Weather for your date
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10°C
Overcast
💧 8% rain chance · wind 3 km/h
Hourly forecast
10°💧 8%
9°💧 15%
10°💧 17%
10°💧 14%
12°💧 13%
14°💧 23%
15°💧 41%
13°💧 47%
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
- Also useful: Warm windproof layer for the upper station, Waterproof boots with winter grip
Parking
Parking has not been verified for this place.
Search nearby parking ↗Directions to Shinhotaka Ropeway
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not verified
Nursing room: Not verified
Noise level: moderate
Kids: Cold, altitude, snow and exposed walking areas require close supervision.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Drones: banned
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-26
- 1. Mount Hotaka and Shinhotaka Ropeway seen from Mount Kasa in Hida Mountains , Japan . · Alpsdake · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Shinhotaka Ropeway · Alpsdake · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Shinhotaka Ropeway · Naokijp · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0