Monorails in Japan

Here is a list of monorails in Japan.

• Nagoya Municipal Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Monorail Line Monorail, Nagoya, Aichi, 1964 — 1974.
• Himeji City Monorail Line, Himeji, Hyōgo, 1965 — 1974.
• Meitetsu Monkey Park Monorail Line: Inuyama, Aichi, 1962–2008. It linked the Monkey Park to the nearest railway station.
• Nara Dreamland Monorail, Nara Dreamland, 1961 — 2006
• Odakyū Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail Line, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 1965 — 2001.
• "Suspended Train" at the Exhibition of Transportation and Electricity in Osaka, 1928. Operated only for a week, from November 28 until December 3. It was the first monorail in the nation, as well as the only one in the pre-war period.
• Toei Ueno Zoo Monorail: Tokyo, 1958-2023. It linked the two sectors of the zoo in Ueno Park. Service was suspended on 31 October 2019 and permanently closed in December 2023.
• Yokohama Dreamland Monorail, Kanagawa, 1966 — 1967.
• Yomiuriland Monorail, Kanagawa and Tokyo, 1964 — 1978.
• Skyrail Midorizaka Line: Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 1998 — 2024. (suspended monorail) A commuter line in a residential development suburb of the city. It was also considered as an automated guideway transit.

• Slope cars are small automated monorails found in the various parts of Japan. Unlike the monorails above, slope cars are not legally considered as railways. Similar concepts include Raxcars and Monoriders.
• There are also small industrial monorails used in various places, most notably in steep orchards, especially of mikan citrus. [1] The first of its kind was invented in 1966.
• Vista liner is another type of monorail which is not legally a railway. The system is smaller than ordinary monorails, but larger than slope cars. Vista liners can be typically seen in amusement parks, such as Expo Land.

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• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
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