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Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ7497110 ↗
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The Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway (神戸布引ロープウェイ, Kōbe Nunobiki Rōpuwē) is an Cable Car line in Kōbe, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by Kōbe City Urban Development. Opened in 1991, the line links Shin-Kōbe Station and Nunobiki Herb Garden. Its scenic view is popular among tourists.

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This entry incorporates text from “Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.