A photo taken from a helicopter shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, in Japan, October 23, 2025. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) -The peak of Japan's Mount Fuji was capped with snow for the first time this winter on Thursday, reaching the milestone 21 days later than the average since records began in 1894, the meteorological agency said.
This year's snowfall came two weeks earlier than 2024, when snow settled on the 3,776-metre (12,388-ft) mountain only on November 7, the latest since records began.
