Mount Fuji from Tokyo

Cleaner air brings more visibility of Mount Fuji from Tokyo

Mount Fuji has become visible more often from Tokyo than half a century ago, suggesting the air around the Japanese capital has become cleaner, a survey says. In long-term observations from two schools in western Tokyo, the 12,388-foot volcano was visible on 126 days in 2012, nearly six times as often than in 1965, the Jiji news agency reported Friday. Staff at the Seikei junior high and high ...