Nozomi 88: When Mt. Fuji Is Visible

Okayama 09:06 dep. → Tokyo 12:24 arr.

Left · seat ESeat D in Green Cars

Nozomi 88 leaves Nagoya at 10:49. Mt. Fuji comes into view about 50 minutes later — roughly 11:36 to 11:41 — and looks largest around 11:39, as the train passes Shin-Fuji Station. Sit on the left side: seat E in ordinary cars, seat D in Green Cars.

How often Mt. Fuji is visible

Nozomi 88 passes Shin-Fuji at around 11:39, in the middle of the day. In Fuji City’s 35 years of observations, Mt. Fuji was fully visible 36.6% of the time at 8:00, 23.3% at 12:00 and 22.5% at 16:00 — the odds fall as the day goes on. By month (8:00 observations), December is the highest at 61.7% and July the lowest at 9.9%.

Fuji City, 35 years of 8:00 observations Details →

All times are Japan Standard Time. For Kodama, which stops at Shin-Fuji, the official station time is used; Nozomi and Hikari pass through without an official time, so those are estimated from standard running times. Either way the viewing window is a guide and shifts by a few minutes with the train and any delays. Covers the Tokaido Shinkansen under the 14 March 2026 timetable, including seasonal extra services. Times change with each timetable revision.