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Oh so a 20 minute video of me using a hand-pulled ferry incorrectly wasn't punishment enough? You're really coming back for more? Well suit yourself. We're back in Japan for a deep-dive into slopecars - amazing little modes of transport that I had no idea about before I went to Japan. I had to hurriedly write this script on the go when I first started seeing them everywhere. Are they a monorail? Are they a train? Are they a lift? Yes and no is the answer to all three of those. I hope this helps. Either way, they're all over Japan and today we're going to look at what they are, how they operate, and what they're like to use. ------------ Welcome to What On Earth Is This?, a YouTube channel featuring strange and quirky things from around the world that you may not have heard of. Think abandoned engineering marvels, weird funiculars, transit oddities and other bits of history you never wanted to know about... until now. Like and subscribe and all that. Follow me on IG at @WhatOnEarthIsThis CHAPTERS: 00:05 Intro 01:10 Slopecars 02:18 How to define them? 04:02 How do they work? 05:55 SakuraRail, Asakusa 07:53 "Ascargot" Monorail, Kita 09:40 Unnamed slopecar, Hachioji 11:58 Outro 12:30 Encore