Sunset on Mount Fuji

From the fifth floor of my school in Nishitokyo, on a clear day we can see Mount Fuji. The mountain is Japan's tallest at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). Mount Fuji is almost directly west from here, and when the stars align, the sun sets directly behind the peak. One of the veteran science teachers at my school pays attention to these things, and he invited several students and teachers to come see the affair. I took these photos on January fifteenth over a two minute span, 16:36:32-16:39:53.

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Sometimes the mountain is visible from the third floor, but only from the 中３紫 classroom. The hallway on the fourth floor above that classroom affords a decent view too, though some branches get in the way. The balcony of the science room is best, if you have the key, but if I were a student, I'd be happy enough with a desk near the window and a teacher who didn't care if I were staring out the window and daydreaming.