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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Iconic mount fuji finally gets season s first snowcap three weeks later than usual | History Defined

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Photo taken from a helicopter shows the season’s first snowcap on Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain, on 23 October 2025 - (Kyodo)

Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji received its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, 21 days later than usual.

According to the Kofu meteorological office, located about 40km from Fuji, a light white dusting was visible from the city after temperatures near the peak dropped below freezing overnight.

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