Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji in Japan, a month behind the seasonal average. Earlier, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced a record delay in the first autumn snowfall.
Writes UNN with reference to NHK.
On November 6, Mt. Fuji experienced light snow cover, and the city of Fujiyashida in Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foot of the mountain, issued its own “first snow cover declaration.
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Japan's iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snow cover that forms around this time of year, remained snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, likely due to extremely high temperatures in recent weeks. According to meteorologists, the absence of snow on Mount Fuji, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site, breaks the previous record set on October 26, 2016.
Last year, snow fell on the mountain on October 5, according to the JMA. Usually 3,776 meters high, the mountain has seen light snowfall at the summit in previous years starting on October 2.
Thus, the declaration was made about a month later.
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Speaking to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, a man in his 70s from the city of Fujiyoshida said: “I was looking at Mount Fuji and thought it hadn't rained yet. I'm glad Mount Fuji is more beautiful with snow.
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