Nippon Cable

History

Corporate Information

The history of aerial transport facilities was created by Nippon
Cable, which makes people's lives more fun.

１９５３〜　Established as Nippon Cable Co., Ltd.

1953	・Established as Nippon Cable Co., Ltd. in Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. ・Began construction of ropeways for dam construction at sites including Ikawa, Shizuoka. ・Established a factory in Ukita-cho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.
1954	・Moved Head Office to Nishi-Hatchobori, Chou-ku, Tokyo. ・Developed SP cable, a ropeway designed to enable easy relocation. ・Installed a bi-cable detachable chairlift in Iwappara, Niigata.
1956	Installed a 6-passenger bi-cable gondola in Zao, Yamagata.
1959	・Moved the Head Office to Ukita factory site to consolidate company functions. ・Constructed a 13-passenger bi-cable gondola in Gozaisho, Mie.

１９６０〜　
Enters the car parking facility business.

1960	Constructed a bi-cable gondola having a total length of 4,035 meters in Hakone, Kanagawa.
1962	・Constructed a 101-passenger jig-back ropeway in Beppu, Oita. ・Developed the Auto Tower, a vertical car parking system.
1966	・Constructed Japan's largest Ferris wheel at Fujikyu High Land, an amusement park in Yamanashi. ・Commenced passenger elevator business. ・Developed NCE Park, an elevator slide system.
1967	Acquired Tamamura Ropeway Construction Co., Ltd.
1969	Constructed the Panorama Tower, a 100-meter spiral observation tower in Yahiko, Niigata.

１９７０〜　
Enters partnerships with overseas aerial ropeway manufacturers.

1971	Constructed a fixed-grip double chairlift in Shigakogen, Nagano.
1973	Constructed Japan's first 4-passenger mono-cable gondola at Mt. Yokotsu, Hokkaido.
1974	・Developed and installed a spring-box platter lift in Yamaguchi, Iwate. ・Acquired Nippon Elevator Co., Ltd.
1977	・Established an alliance with Konrad Doppelmayr, the leading Austrian manufacturer. ・Constructed a fixed-grip triple chairlift in Ishiuchi Maruyama, Niigata.
1978	Constructed a high-speed self-loading T-bar lift for Interski '79 held in Zao, Yamagata.

１９８０〜　
The world's and Japan's first product created

1981	Moved the main factory to Narashino, Chiba, to increase manufacturing capacity and enhance quality.
1983	Constructed the Japan's first detachable triple chairlift in Shigakogen, Nagano.
1984	・Constructed the world's first 5.0m/s rope speed 6-passenger mono-cable gondola in Sapporo, Hokkaido. ・Constructed ths Japan's first detachable quad chairlift in Akakura, Niigata.
1985	Constructed the world's first 8-passenger mono-cable gondola for Tsukuba Expo '85.
1986	Constructed a 6-passenger mono-cable gondola for access to the Great Wall of China.
1987	Constructed the Japan's first 5.0m/s rope speed 8-passenger mono-cable gondola in Appi Kogen, Iwate.
1988	Installed 11 detachable quad chairlifts with bubble covers in Niseko, Appi Kogen, Zao and other sites.

１９９０〜　
The Head Office moves to Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku in Tokyo.

1990	Completed first European vertical circulation car parking system (Auto Tower) in Vienna, Austria.
1991	Constructed the world's largest 166-passenger jig-back ropeway in Yuzawa Kogen, Niigata, and Kita-Shigakogen Ryuo, Nagano.
1993	Developed and installed a detachable quad chairlift for indoor artificial ski areas in Funabashi, Chiba.
1994	・Constructed the Japan's first 15-passenger pulsating gondola for the World Resort Exposition in Wakayama. ・Constructed the Japan's first fixed-grip quad chairlift in Hakuba, Goryu, Nagano.
1995	Developed and installed the world's first passive roll stabilizer for gondolas at Kiroro, Hokkaido.
1997	・Moved the Head Office to Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku in Tokyo to streamline corporate functions. ・Constructed the Japan's first detachable 6-seater chairlift in Geihoku Kokusai, Hiroshima.
1998	Constructed a 32-passenger double loop mono-cable jig-back gondola at Mt. Hashikura, Tokushima.

２０００〜　Always striving for technological innovation

2001	・Constructed a 112-passenger funicular railway in Sarakurayama, Kitakyushu. ・Constructed an 8-passenger mono-cable gondola for the Japan Exposition in Fukushima. ・Constructed the Japan's first 12-passenger pulsating gondola with an air conditioner for the Japan Exposition in Yamaguchi. ・Constructed the world's longest gondola having a total length of 5,482m in Yuzawa, Niigata.
2002	・Constructed the Japan's first double loop mono-cable gondola in Hakone, Kanagawa. ・Constructed the world's first jig-back ropeway with a passive roll stabilizer in Nasu, Tochigi.
2005	Constructed two 8-passenger mono-cable gondolas for the Japan International Exposition 2005 in Aichi.
2008	Constructed a 12.0m/s line speed 121-passenger jig-back ropeway in Biwako Valley, Shiga.

２０１０〜　The world's most advanced model constructed.

2010	Established joint venture Hangzhou Nippon Cable Feeler Corp. in Zhejiang, China, to conduct sales and import/export of car parking facilities and related equipment.
2011	Developed and constructed a double loop mono-cable small funicular in Sapporo, Hokkaido
2013	Constructed a material ropeway for landslide mitigation in Jinnosuke Valley in Hakusan National Park, Ishikawa
2016	Constructed a combination lift in Niseko, Hokkaido
2018	Constructed the world's most advanced combination lift in Ishiuchi Maruyama, Niigata
2019	Nippon Cable's transportation device for boats/canoes is completed for use during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics canoe events.

２０２０〜　

Pursues the potential of aerial ropeways through their introduction in cities as well as mountains.

2020	The Shin Nagasaka Gondola at Nozawa Onsen employing the world's most advanced and next-generation technology are constructed in Nagano.
2021	The YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN permanent urban ropeway is constructed in Yokohama, Kanagawa.