Cable Enryakuji Station

Cable Enryakuji Station (ケーブル延暦寺駅) is a Hiezan Railway Sakamoto Cable cable railway station atop Mt. Hiei in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.

The cable car runs every 30 min. on the hour and half hour during most of the day.

Mt. Hiei and Enryakuji temple (World Heritage Site and National Treasure) are accessible via cable railway from Cable Sakamoto Station in Sakamoto at the foot of Mt. Hiei in Shiga. At the top, you get off at Cable Enryakuji Station. This is the original building that has been used since the cable railway opened between Sakamoto and Mt. Hiei in 1927. It was Japan’s longest cable car route (2,025 meters) at the time. The first floor is the station, while the 2nd floor used to be a VIP room. The 2nd floor is now an exhibition room open to the public. It also has a nice lookout deck. The distinguished-looking building is a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property (登録有形文化財).

Elevator: No | Ramp: No | Escalator: No | Accessible toilet: Yes | Staffed: Yes | Lockers: No | Tourist info staff: No

• Station staff available to assist wheelchair users.