Mount Inasa night view: ropeway, slope car and parking

Compare Nagasaki Ropeway and Inasayama Slope Car routes, fares, operating hours, resumed services and observatory parking fees before visiting the night-view area.

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Mount Inasa () is a well-known night-view location in Nagasaki City. There are two ways up the mountain: the Nagasaki Ropeway () and the Nagasaki Inasayama Slope Car (). These are separate systems with different starting points, endpoints and fares. This article summarizes official information. For other Nagasaki transport, see Fukuoka to Nagasaki.

Key points

  • Ropeway: Fuchi Shrine Station to Inasadake Station, about 5 minutes one way, 9:00 to 22:00 (last uphill service 21:00)
  • Fares were adjusted from 1 April 2026: Adult ropeway round trip 1,900 yen; adult slope car round trip 1,000 yen
  • Observatory parking changed to 1,000 yen per 24 hours
  • The slope car resumed service in stages in autumn 2026, as explained below

Ropeway versus slope car

Nagasaki Ropeway Slope Car
Route Fuchi Shrine Station – Inasadake Station Mid-slope Station – Summit Station
Adult round trip (12 and over) 1,900 yen 1,000 yen
Adult one way 1,040 yen 600 yen
Children Primary school children 950 yen round trip, 520 yen one way; preschoolers free Ages 6 to 12: 500 yen round trip, 300 yen one way; under 6 free

Ropeway information

Item Official information
Operating hours 9:00 to 22:00, year-round; last uphill service 21:00
Frequency Normally every 15 to 20 minutes from the first service
Journey Total length 1,090 m; about 5 minutes
Fuchi Shrine Station Nearby free car park with 14 spaces
Inasadake Station Nearby paid car park
Weather May suspend services in severe weather; the operator sometimes announces a suspension in advance

The official site also notes that the free shuttle bus does not operate when the ropeway is suspended.

Slope car operating status

According to the Nagasaki City Government, slope car services resumed in stages:

  • Line B (Nagasaki Port side): Resumed 3 October 2026
  • Line A (Fukuda side): 20 October 2026, subject to changes due to weather
  • From 13 to 16 October 2026, Line B did not operate during the day (9:00 to 18:00) but ran in the evening (from 18:00)

This is a snapshot as of 2026-10-28. Check the latest official announcement before traveling.

Other ways up

  • Bus: Take Nagasaki Bus route 5 from Nagasaki Station to the Inasayama Koen stop
  • Ropeway: Take a bus to the Ropeway-mae stop, then transfer to the ropeway
  • Driving: The official site mentions 400 free parking spaces; however, the observatory car park has charged 1,000 yen per 24 hours since April 2026, and the former 20 minutes of free parking has been discontinued

Checks before departure

  1. Confirm whether the ropeway and slope car are running that day
  2. For night views, note that the last uphill ropeway is at 21:00
  3. For drivers, observatory parking is paid, while free spaces are elsewhere

For more Nagasaki information, see the Gunkanjima guide; for the region, see the Kyushu travel guide.

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