Tourists looking at Mt Fuji, covered with its first snow of the season, from Fujikawaguchiko on Oct 23. - Reuters
KOFU: The season's first snowcap was observed on Japan's tallest peak, Mt. Fuji, on Thursday (Oct 23), occurring 21 days later than an average but 15 days earlier than last year, Kyodo News Agency reported, citing a local observatory of the weather agency said.
An official from the Kofu observatory in Yamanashi Prefecture observed a layer of snow on the 3,776-metre-high summit around 6am. The observatory said that the snowfall was caused by the presence of clouds and cold air above the mountain since Wednesday.
