Hanayama Funicular

The Skylator (スカイレーター Sukairētā) is a facility that traverses a steep incline in a residential area of Kobe, Japan. It can be considered as a sort of small funicular or incline elevator. In Japan, however, it is legally classified as an incline elevator (斜行エレベーター shakō erebētā), not a funicular railway. There are many other similar facilities in the country, although they are relatively unknown.

Hanayama Funicular

The Skylator (スカイレーター Sukairētā) is a facility that traverses a steep incline in a residential area of Kobe, Japan. It can be considered as a sort of small funicular or incline elevator. In Japan, however, it is legally classified as an incline elevator (斜行エレベーター shakō erebētā), not a funicular railway. There are many other similar facilities in the country, although they are relatively unknown.