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Get ready to zip 1740 meters across Japan's islands

TOKYO, Jul 27 (News On Japan) - An ambitious plan to build a 1740-meter zipline [flying fox] over the Kanmon Straits between Honshu and Kyushu islands took a step closer to reality this week with the mayors of two cities establishing a project team.

On Tuesday, the mayors of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, launched a project team for the Kanmon Strait Mega Zip Line which, if completed, would slide about 130 meters above the sea at a maximum speed of 110 kilometers per hour for 90 seconds.

北九州と下関、ワイヤロープで結ぶ　両市が構想プロジェクトチームhttps://t.co/AehaoplWqz

計画するジップラインは、下関市の火の山と門司区和布刈地区を結ぶ全長1740メートル。実現すれば日本一の長さになる。2025年春の開業を目指している。#北九州市 #下関市 #西日本新聞me
— 西日本新聞me (@nishinippon_dsg) July 26, 2023

Source: 日テレNEWS

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