Snow falls on Mount Fuji after record 'missing' period

(CLO) Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji after warm weather left the slopes of the Japanese mountain bare for the longest period ever.

Photographs taken from various points around Mount Fuji on November 6th show a thin layer of snow on the summit.

"These are photos of Mount Fuji, seen from the city hall this morning. We can see a thin layer of snow near the summit," stated a post on the official X account of Fuji City, located in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

Mount Fuji was covered in snow on November 6th. Photo: AFP/Shizuoka City Government

Many others in the region also posted photos of snowfall on Japan's highest mountain, while aerial footage from national broadcaster NHK showed close-ups of the white snow covering the rocky slopes.

"Finally, the first snowfall has occurred! Mount Fuji looks so beautiful with snow," read a post from a nursing home also in Fuji City.

Last year, Mount Fuji experienced snowfall on October 2nd, and it was observed for the first time by government meteorologists on October 5th.

This year marks the latest snowfall since comparable data began in 1894, breaking the previous record of October 26th, which was recorded twice before, in 1955 and 2016.

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at its Kofu office said global warming is one of several factors contributing to the slow snowfall. "Temperatures at the summit of Mount Fuji in October are warmer than average," he said.

This summer in Japan is the hottest on record, along with 2023, when extreme heatwaves due to climate change occurred in many parts of the globe.

Mount Fuji is covered in snow almost year-round. The mountain has appeared in countless works of art, including Hokusai's *The Great Wave*. Its last eruption was approximately 300 years ago.

Ngoc Anh (according to AFP)

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