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Mount Fuji: on the left or the right, facing the direction of travel (Tokaido Shinkansen)
Last updated: 17 Oct 2026
Mount Fuji on the Tokaido Shinkansen: toward Shin-Osaka, mostly on your RIGHT (facing forward), on your LEFT (facing forward) in places [Seen]; toward Tokyo, mostly on your LEFT (facing forward), on your RIGHT (facing forward) in places [Seen] (calculated).
On the Tokaido Shinkansen, it lies about 23 km north of the track near Shin-Fuji Station. Its elevation is 3,776 m (the mountain elevation published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, GSI), and the calculation checks the line of sight to this single summit point.
On the Tokaido Shinkansen, Mount Fuji is calculated to appear mainly on the right toward Shin-Osaka and mainly on the left toward Tokyo. However, a few kilometres from Shizuoka Station toward Shin-Osaka the track changes direction, so even toward Shin-Osaka the calculation puts the mountain on the left for a short time. Travel records call this scene "Hidari-Fuji" (Fuji on the left).
Side and timing by direction
Seen = 2+ reports from the train + line of sight by calculation / Line of sight only = line of sight by calculation, fewer than 2 reports / Needs checking = reported but no calculated line of sight, cannot be judged by calculation alone, or neither reported nor in calculated line of sight (lakes and seas labelled Seen are shown as "Seen (hidden by noise barriers in places)")
| Direction | Label | Side | Section (near station) | Timing (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| toward Shin-Osaka | Seen | on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Shin-Yokohama – Shizuoka | About 10 min after leaving Tokyo, for about 20 min, hidden in places |
| on your LEFT (facing forward) | Shizuoka | About 45 min after leaving Tokyo, only a moment | ||
| on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Kakegawa | About 55 min after leaving Tokyo, only a moment | ||
| toward Tokyo | Seen | on your LEFT (facing forward) | Kakegawa | About 90 min after leaving Shin-Osaka, only a moment |
| on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Shizuoka | About 95 min after leaving Shin-Osaka, only a moment | ||
| on your LEFT (facing forward) | Shizuoka – Shin-Yokohama | About 95 min after leaving Shin-Osaka, for about 20 min, hidden in places |
Times assume you board at the end of the line and are estimates from the published fastest travel times: no published fastest time to an intermediate station has been confirmed for this line, so the whole line is spread in proportion to distance. They change if you board at an intermediate station or take a train that stops at every station. The table lists up to four of the longest sections with a line of sight, in the order you pass them (if there is a section on the opposite side, the longest of those is always included). "About N min" converts only the distance with a line of sight into time; sections where the view is interrupted are marked "hidden in places". Left and right are as you sit facing forward.
Noise barriers, buildings, trees and cuttings are not in the calculation. Low features such as lakes, rivers and the sea may be hidden by barriers.
Departure times that reach the section in daylight (by month)
Using the 2026 calendar, these are the ranges of departure times for which the sun is at least 6° high when the train enters the section, on all three of the 1st, the 15th and the last day of each month. This is not a weather forecast. Even on a clear day, haze or cloud can hide the view.
| Month | Departure (JST) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7:25–15:50 |
| Feb | 7:10–16:20 |
| Mar | 6:40–16:50 |
| Apr | 5:55–17:20 |
| May | 5:20–17:40 |
| Jun | 5:00–18:05 |
| Jul | 5:20–18:00 |
| Aug | 5:40–17:25 |
| Sep | 6:05–16:45 |
| Oct | 6:30–16:00 |
| Nov | 7:05–15:40 |
| Dec | 7:25–15:40 |
| Month | Departure (JST) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6:00–14:30 |
| Feb | 5:50–15:00 |
| Mar | 5:20–15:30 |
| Apr | 5:00–15:55 |
| May | 5:00–16:20 |
| Jun | 5:00–16:40 |
| Jul | 5:00–16:35 |
| Aug | 5:00–16:05 |
| Sep | 5:00–15:20 |
| Oct | 5:10–14:40 |
| Nov | 5:40–14:20 |
| Dec | 6:00–14:20 |
About this place
In 2013 the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Mount Fuji as a World Cultural Heritage site under the name "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". It is described as the mountain that nurtured worship, represented by the Fuji-ko pilgrim groups, and many forms of art, starting with ukiyo-e prints.
Source: 山梨県立富士山世界遺産センター (checked 16 Oct 2026). Changes after that date (renovation, rebuilding, demolition) are not reflected.
Images of Mount Fuji in early 19th-century ukiyo-e prints were used widely as a motif in modern and contemporary Western art. They are described as having become firmly established abroad as a symbol of Japan and Japanese culture.
Source: 山梨県立富士山世界遺産センター (checked 16 Oct 2026). Changes after that date (renovation, rebuilding, demolition) are not reflected.
The inscription was decided at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee on 22 June 2013. Before that, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures adopted the Mount Fuji Charter in 1998 and continued working toward conservation and inscription.
Source: 山梨県立富士山世界遺産センター (checked 16 Oct 2026). Changes after that date (renovation, rebuilding, demolition) are not reflected.