The previous record was in 2016, when Mount Fuji’s first snowfall arrived on Oct. 26, while last year the first snow was on Oct. 5. Mount Fuji, a national symbol of Japan, is a pilgrimage ...

This sets a new record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years. The first snowfall on Mount Fuji, a Unesco World Heritage site, could be seen from the south-western side of the mountain ...

On average, the first snow falls on Mount Fuji on Oct. 2. If Nov. 6 is officially confirmed as the first-snowfall date, it would be the latest since the Japan Meteorological Agency’s records ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 ...

Japan’s iconic peak was snow-free in early November for first time in 130 years. ... The 3,776m-peak usually gets a sprinkling of snow in early ... Mount Fuji looks good with snow,” it posted.

Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of the year and is an active volcano. Its trails are open from early July to September, when large crowds clamber up the mountain to see the sunrise.