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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Tourists view the snow-capped Mt. Fuji for the first time this season on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from Fujikawaguchiko town in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

A woman views the snow-capped Mt. Fuji for the first time this season on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Tourists view the snow-capped Mt. Fuji for the first time this season on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Mt. Fuji photo spot

A tourist takes a picture of Mt. Fuji on Aug. 14, 2025, from over a 1.4-meter-high screen that was set up by authorities to prevent dangerous behavior such as jaywalking in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko. In May 2024, the town erected a taller screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji towering over a Lawson convenience store after the photo spot went viral and sparked a surge in foreign visitors but the latest screen, set up in early August, was low enough to allow the view.

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Mt. Fuji photo spot

Tourists take a picture of Mt. Fuji on Aug. 14, 2025, from over a 1.4-meter-high screen that was set up by authorities to prevent dangerous behavior such as jaywalking in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko. In May 2024, the town erected a taller screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji towering over a Lawson convenience store after the photo spot went viral and sparked a surge in foreign visitors but the latest screen, set up in early August, was low enough to allow the view.

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Fences installed at Mt. Fuji photo spot to curb jaywalking

Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2024, in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows fences set up in front of a convenience store that has become a popular spot for photographing Mt. Fuji to prevent jaywalking.

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji

Cars wait at the toll gate of the Fuji Subaru Line, a road connecting the Yoshida trail entrance of Mt. Fuji and the foot of the mountain, in Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The summer climbing season for Japan's highest mountain started the same day with the opening of the Yoshida trail, one of the four main hiking trails.

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji

Cars wait at the toll gate of the Fuji Subaru Line, a road connecting the Yoshida trail entrance of Mt. Fuji and the foot of the mountain, in Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The summer climbing season for Japan's highest mountain started the same day with the opening of the Yoshida trail, one of the four main hiking trails.

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Mt. Fuji photo spot

Photo taken on May 24, 2024, shows a hole made in a large black screen that was set up earlier in the month to block the view of Mt. Fuji towering over a Lawson convenience store in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko. The town installed the screen after the photo spot went viral online and sparked a surge in foreign visitors, leading to complaints from local residents about jaywalking and illegal parking.

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Mt. Fuji photo spot

A man takes a picture on May 24, 2024, through a hole made in a large black screen that was set up earlier in the month to block the view of Mt. Fuji towering over a Lawson convenience store in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko. The town installed the screen after the photo spot went viral online and sparked a surge in foreign visitors, leading to complaints from local residents about jaywalking and illegal parking.

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Japan: Large Black Sheet Installed At Popular Mount Fuji Photo Spot To Block View

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko installed a large black screen on Tuesday, May 21, in front of a Lawson convenience store in Yamanashi to block the view of Mt. Fuji in response to visitors' unruly behavior such as illegally crossing or blocking road to get a good shot of the iconic mountain. The popular view from the sidewalk opposite the store gave the appearance of Mt. Fuji perched on the roof of the store. In this video, Mount Fuji is hidden by clouds, but the already set up large black curtain can be seen.

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Town blocks Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists

A worker sets up a large black screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji at a popular photo spot in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko on May 21, 2024. The town took the step amid an increase in unruly tourists after the scenic view of Japan's highest mountain towering over a Lawson convenience store went viral online, especially among foreign tourists.

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Town blocks Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists

Workers begin setting up a large black screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji at a popular photo spot in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko on May 21, 2024. The town took the step amid an increase in unruly tourists after the scenic view of Japan's highest mountain towering over a Lawson convenience store went viral online, especially among foreign tourists.

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Town blocks Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists

Workers begin setting up a large black screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji at a popular photo spot in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko on May 21, 2024. The town took the step amid an increase in unruly tourists after the scenic view of Japan's highest mountain towering over a Lawson convenience store went viral online, especially among foreign tourists.

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Town blocks Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists

Workers begin setting up a large black screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji at a popular photo spot in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko on May 21, 2024. The town took the step amid an increase in unruly tourists after the scenic view of Japan's highest mountain towering over a Lawson convenience store went viral online, especially among foreign tourists.

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1st sunrise of 2023 at Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko shows the sun rising above the summit of Mt. Fuji on Jan. 1, 2023, with crowds gathering from early morning to photograph the year's first sunrise over the mountain.

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Tanihara wins weather-hit Fujisankei Classic

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Hideto Tanihara smiles with his trophy in hands after winning the weather-disrupted Fujisankei Classic t the par-71 Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 2.

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Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Photo taken from an area in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

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Narita Express trains begin service to foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - A Narita Express train arrives at Kawaguchiko Station on the Fuji Kyuko Line in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, as the express started runs from Narita International Airport to the station close to Mt. Fuji. East Japan Railway Co. and Fuji Kyuko Co. jointly started the runs linking Tokyo's gateway with Mt. Fuji to give tourists from overseas easy access between the airport and the World Heritage site.

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Mt. Fuji from Yamanashi side

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Fuji is seen from the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, in April 2013.

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Abe plays golf

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (back) and British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens (R) are pictured while playing golf in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on April 13, 2014.

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Fujisankei Classic golf

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama holds the trophy after he triumphed on the second playoff hole to win the Fujisankei Classic at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 8, 2013. It was his third JGTO tournament title as a pro golfer.

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Fujisankei Classic golf

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama holds the trophy after he triumphed on the second playoff hole to win the Fujisankei Classic at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 8, 2013. It was his third JGTO tournament title as a pro golfer.

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Ecosystem of Mt. Fuji threatened by alien plants

KOFU, Japan - A member of the Fujisan Club holds some bur cucumbers, designated as an invasive alien species, on Aug. 17, 2013 along Lake Kawaguchi in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. The nonprofit organization is engaged in a series of campaigns to exterminate the species to protect domestic species and the local environment.

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Ecosystem of Mt. Fuji threatened by alien plants

KOFU, Japan - Volunteers and members of the Fujisan Club work to get rid of bur cucumbers, designated as an invasive alien species, on Aug. 17, 2013 along Lake Kawaguchi in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, with a view of Mt. Fuji (back). The nonprofit organization is engaged in a series of campaigns to exterminate the species to protect domestic species and the local environment.

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Lavender in full bloom near Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 8, 2013, shows lavender plants in full bloom in Oishi Park by Lake Kawaguchi near Mt. Fuji (back).

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Lavender in full bloom near Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 8, 2013, shows lavender plants in full bloom in Oishi Park by Lake Kawaguchi near Mt. Fuji (back).

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Firms adopting experience-based training programs

TOKYO, Japan - Two new employees attempt to hitch a ride on April 12, 2013 in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, during a training program for new recruits.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30. In the foreground is Aokigahara Jukai forest.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 27, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji and Lake Motosu. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Yamanashi gov't to farm newly discovered endangered salmon species

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - The photo shows Lake Saiko where Kunimasu, an endangered deepwater salmon species, was discovered in 2010, 70 years after its extinction in 1940 in its original habitat, Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, 500 kilometers to the northeast. The photo was taken on Jan. 7, 2012.

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke.

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke.

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Morofuji wins Fujisankei Classic

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Japan's Masatsugu Morofuji raises the winner's plate after earning his first career JGTO Tour victory at the weather-shortened Fujisankei Classic at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2011.

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Ishikawa 5th at Fujisankei Classic

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Two-time champion Ryo Ishikawa takes a stroke at the weather-shortened Fujisankei Classic at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2011. Ishikawa finished in a tie for fifth.

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Morofuji wins Fujisankei Classic

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Japan's Masatsugu Morofuji takes a stroke en route to his first career JGTO Tour victory at the weather-shortened Fujisankei Classic at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 4, 2011.

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Yamanashi begins study on rediscovered 'kunimasu' salmon

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - A man holds a fish carcass that could be of an indigenous freshwater salmon species known as ''kunimasu'' in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2011. The Yamanashi prefectural government began field research that day into the kunimasu, which was thought to have gone extinct about 70 years ago but found in Lake Saiko late 2010.

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Pink flowers grace foot of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Pink moss phlox flowers, or ''shibazakura'' in Japanese, are seen near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on May 13, 2010. Locals say the flowers are expected to be in full bloom in several days.

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Pink flowers grace foot of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Pink moss phlox flowers, or ''shibazakura'' in Japanese, are seen near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on May 13, 2010. Locals say the flowers are expected to be in full bloom in several days.

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First sunrise in 2010 from Mt. Fuji seen in Yamanashi Pre.

YAMANASHI, Japan - The first sunrise of the year is seen from Mt. Fuji at Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2010. In front is Lake Motosu.

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Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

TOKYO, Japan - This is an interior of Fuji Kyuko Co.'s ''Fuji Tozan'' train in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Kyuko Co. starts a ''Fuji Tozan'' train at the foot of Mt. Fuji in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Crown Prince Naruhito climbs Mt. Kaiun in Yamanashi Pref.

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Crown Prince (R) heads toward Mt. Kaiun in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 10.

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Fujishima wins career 1st in playoff

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Toyokazu Fujishima reacts after winning the Fujisankei Classic golf tournament at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 7, his first career victory on the JGTO tour.

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Abe joins 'eco tour' on the hills of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses with a group of students during an ''eco tour'' of the Aokigahara Sea of Trees in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture on the hills of Mt. Fuji on May 26, making the visit as part of an environmental protection campaign. Abe, who was a speaking tour in the area, also helped pick up garbage on the streets in a nearby village.

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Katayama bounces back at Fujisankei Classic

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Shingo Katayama of Japan holds up the trophy for his victory at the Fujisankei Classic at Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sept. 3.