Snow was first reported on the southwestern side of the mountain by the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency on Wednesday. But the job of announcing the snow cap’s arrival has ...

On average, the volcano’s snowcap begins forming on October 2. However, as of October 28, no snowfall had been observed on ...

Apart from the meteorological office, the local municipality of Fujiyoshida at the foot of the mountain has also declared the first snowcap of the season independently. The municipal government ...

KOFU--Mount Fuji is ushering in the start of colder weather in Japan as it sported the season’s first snowcap on Sept ... at the summit of the 3,776-meter mountain at around 6 a.m. The lowest ...