Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

For worshipers at Atago Shrine, 1928 (Showa 3), at the southern foot of Mt. A 131m long ropeway was built up to the summit of the shrine. Although it was a ropeway, it was called "Atagoyama Cable Car" for some reason (the name displayed at the platform was "Atagono Cable Car"). It was run by "Atago Cableway", which was founded by the wealthy merchant Saburo Nishiyama and others. It is the second passenger business ropeway in Japan (Note 2) and the first in Kyushu, so it was unusual and it was very busy at that time, but as the footsteps of the war became louder, male employees were increasing one after another. He was drafted and finally forced to donate iron materials (Edict No. 835, Metals Recovery Ordinance, August 1941), and disappeared in 1943 (Showa 18) as an "unnecessary non-express line". Oops. Nowadays, the brick + concrete remains of Yamagami Station are hidden in the trees, and only the remnants of them are retained. In January 2017, a survey by the Mamorukai confirmed that the remains (base) were buried in trees, mainly bamboo, and that they were even more widespread. It was found that the remains are close to 20 meters wide and have a maximum width of about 18 meters (currently under construction, but may be suspended depending on the season in consideration of ticks). I would like to continue to cherish the remains of this ropeway Yamagami station, which is also a valuable "war ruins".