[Breaking News]Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Kyodo)

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

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.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

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.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

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.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

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.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Officials close a gate at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji's Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, as the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain ends.

Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Officials install a closure sign on Mt. Fuji's Fujinomiya trail in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, as the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain ends.

Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Climbers go down Mt. Fuji's Fujinomiya trail in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, as the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain ends.

Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Fujinomiya route on July 10, 2025, as the route in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day along with two other routes, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. All routes are open through Sept. 10. (Kyodo), ==Kyodo

Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Fujinomiya route on July 10, 2025, as the route in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day along with two other routes, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. All routes are open through Sept. 10. (Kyodo), ==Kyodo

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

TOKYO, Japan, July 1 Kyodo - Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Kyodo)

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers take a selfie with the sunrise atop Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers atop Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers atop Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Bird-shaped patch of snow on Mt. Fuji

Bird-shaped patch of snow on Mt. Fuji

Photo shows bird-shaped patch of snow (red circle) on the Yamanashi Prefecture-side slope of Mt. Fuji on April 25, 2025. The 3,776-meter mountain straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji height increased after survey

Mt. Fuji height increased after survey

Photo taken in November 2024 from Fujiyoshida in central Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan said in December 2024 that it has increased the listed height of Mt. Fuji to 3,775 meters, 56 centimeters, taller by 5 centimeters than previously measured, following a satellite survey.

[Breaking News]Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season spotted on the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Kyodo)

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji

Photo taken Nov. 7, 2024, from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The snowcap was 36 days later than average and the latest on record, according to the Kofu weather observatory in Yamanashi Prefecture, due to unusually warm weather.

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji

Photo taken Nov. 7, 2024, from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The snowcap was 36 days later than average and the latest on record, according to the Kofu weather observatory in Yamanashi Prefecture, due to unusually warm weather.

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season spotted on the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season spotted on the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season spotted on the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season spotted on the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Snowcapped Mt. Fuji in Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2024, from the Shizuoka Prefecture side shows the first snow of the season spotted on the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Hot spring in Yamanashi

Hot spring in Yamanashi

Photo taken on June 25, 2001, shows an open air hot spring bath in Yamanashi, capital of Yamanashi Prefecture, with Japan's highest mountain Mt. Fuji visible from the bath.

Hot spring in Yamanashi

Hot spring in Yamanashi

Photo taken on June 25, 2001, shows an open air hot spring bath in Yamanashi Prefecture, with Japan's highest mountain Mt. Fuji visible from the bath.

Gate on Mt. Fuji trail closed as climbing season ends

Gate on Mt. Fuji trail closed as climbing season ends

Security officers close a gate at the fifth station of a Mt. Fuji trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side after the climbing season ended on Sept. 10, 2024. The gate was installed on June 17 to impose a cap on the daily number of climbers and prevent "bullet climbing," when people attempt to reach the summit and descend without spending a night on the mountain.

Gate on Mt. Fuji trail closed as climbing season ends

Gate on Mt. Fuji trail closed as climbing season ends

Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2024, shows a gate at the fifth station of a Mt. Fuji trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side after it had been closed as the climbing season ended the same day. The gate was installed on June 17 to impose a cap on the daily number of climbers and prevent "bullet climbing," when people attempt to reach the summit and descend without spending a night on the mountain.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers walking around the crater of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows a weather station on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows a weather station on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers flocking around mountain lodges on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season peaks. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers flocking around mountain lodges on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season peaks. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers walking around the crater of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.