TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--The Shinhotaka Ropeway aerial tramway has reopened here after a three-month hiatus, offering breathtaking summer views of the Northern Japan Alps. Ropeway No.

YOKOHAMA--City officials here are hoping that the Yokohama Air Cabin, Japan's first urban ropeway, will offer a huge lift to tourism in the port city when it starts operations on April 22.