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Japan: Season’s First Snowcap Observed On Mt. Fuji, Latest Ever In 130 Years

The first snowcap of the season was observed on Mt. Fuji on Thursday, November 7, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced. This marks the latest in 130 years of observation, and 36 days later than average.

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Mt. Fuji reopens for climbers

People carry a portable "mikoshi" shrine to pray for the safety of climbers at Fujisan Komitake shrine located at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2023. The summer climbing season for the highest mountain in Japan officially began the same day, with the opening of a route on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the 3,776-meter volcano.

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Mt. Fuji reopens for climbers

People carry a portable "mikoshi" shrine to pray for the safety of climbers at Fujisan Komitake shrine located at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2023. The summer climbing season for the highest mountain in Japan officially began the same day, with the opening of a route on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the 3,776-meter volcano.

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'Fujisan Yogan-yaki Bento' at train boxed lunch event

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2014, shows boxed bento lunches from JR Shinfuji Station in Shizuoka Prefecture featuring meat cooked on a plate made of lava from Mt. Fuji. An event showcasing "ekiben" train station box lunches from across Japan was held at Hanshin department store in Osaka.

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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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Japan's 'B-grade' gourmet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Hidehiko Watanabe (R), chairman of Mt. Fuji Yakisoba (fried noodles) Society, and Yuka Ide, winner of the 23rd Miss Fujisan (Mt. Fuji) Grand Prix, attend a press conference in New York on Aug. 18, 2011. A promotion team from the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, including Watanabe and Ide, will introduce Mt. Fuji fried noodles in a street fair in New York on Aug. 21. The noodles rose to national fame after being crowned the champion in 2006 and 2007 in the so-called B-grade cuisine competition.

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Summit of Mt. Fuji falls under ownership of Shinto shrine

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The Japanese central government granted a document Dec. 17 to a Shinto shrine conceding the ownership of the land on the summit of Mt. Fuji to it for free. The handover was made in line with a Supreme Court ruling 30 years ago acknowledging the ownership by the Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha shrine of 3.85 million square meters of land covering areas from the 3,350-meter level of the highest Japanese mountain to the 3,776-meter top, government officials said.

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Biodegrading toilets to be set up on Mt. Fuji summit

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows biodegrading lavatories which a Shizuoka-based nonprofit organization commissioned to protect the environment on Mt. Fuji. The lavatories will be installed at the mountain's summit in late June to decompose human waste. Officials of the nonprofit Fujisan Club said May 23 that they installed a biodegrading lavatory at the mountain's fifth station last year.

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Summit of Mt. Fuji falls under ownership of Shinto shrine

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The Japanese central government granted a document Dec. 17 to a Shinto shrine conceding the ownership of the land on the summit of Mt. Fuji to it for free. The handover was made in line with a Supreme Court ruling 30 years ago acknowledging the ownership by the Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha shrine of 3.85 million square meters of land covering areas from the 3,350-meter level of the highest Japanese mountain to the 3,776-meter top, government officials said. (Kyodo)

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Biodegrading toilets to be set up on Mt. Fuji summit

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows biodegrading lavatories which a Shizuoka-based nonprofit organization commissioned to protect the environment on Mt. Fuji. The lavatories will be installed at the mountain's summit in late June to decompose human waste. Officials of the nonprofit Fujisan Club said May 23 that they installed a biodegrading lavatory at the mountain's fifth station last year.

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Mt. Fuji seen from Nonaka

Northeastern view of Mt. Fuji from the elevated area of Nonaka in Fujinomiya City. The summit is covered with snow, and Mt. Hoei is visible over the ridge on the right. Houses with thatched roofs stand in the foreground, and a rickshaw is parked on the road. The grove behind the house on the right surrounds the Shinto shrine Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha. The town of Fujinomiya (Omiya), which prospered as a shrine town, is visible in front of the forest.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐22‐0]

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs near a torii gate of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujinomiya, central Japan, on June 25, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs near a torii gate of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujinomiya, central Japan, on June 25, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs near a torii gate of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujinomiya, central Japan, on June 25, 2021.

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Japan's 'B-grade' gourmet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Hidehiko Watanabe (R), chairman of Mt. Fuji Yakisoba (fried noodles) Society, and Yuka Ide, winner of the 23rd Miss Fujisan (Mt. Fuji) Grand Prix, attend a press conference in New York on Aug. 18, 2011. A promotion team from the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, including Watanabe and Ide, will introduce Mt. Fuji fried noodles in a street fair in New York on Aug. 21. The noodles rose to national fame after being crowned the champion in 2006 and 2007 in the so-called B-grade cuisine competition. (Kyodo)

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Center on cultural impact of Mt. Fuji

A ceremony to open a center dedicated to the cultural impact of Mt. Fuji, which is Japan's highest mountain and was put on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2013, is held in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture on Dec. 22, 2017. The Fujisan World Heritage Center will open to the general public on Dec. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Center on cultural impact of Mt. Fuji

Journalists stand Dec. 19, 2017 on the roof of a center in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture dedicated to the cultural impact of Mt. Fuji, which is Japan's highest mountain and was put on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2013. The Fujisan World Heritage Center will open to the general public on Dec. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Center on cultural impact of Mt. Fuji

A center dedicated to the cultural impact of Mt. Fuji, which is Japan's highest mountain and was put on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2013, is opened to the media in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture on Dec. 19, 2017. The Fujisan World Heritage Center will open to the general public on Dec. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo