[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)

Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season 3

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average.

Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season 2

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average. This video was filmed inside the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train as it passed through Shizuoka Prefecture.

Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average.

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

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.

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

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.

Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

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.

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.

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.

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.

Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023, shows the first snow of the season spotted on a volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan.

Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows the first snow of the season spotted on a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 13, 2023, shows Mt. Kongo, straddling the borders of Osaka and Nara prefectures in western Japan, covered with snow for the first time this season.

Mt. Daisen gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Daisen gets season's 1st snowcap

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2023, shows Daisen National Park Centre, a base for hikers, in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023, the day that the season's first snowcap was observed on Mt. Daisen.

Mt. Daisen gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Daisen gets season's 1st snowcap

The first snowcap of the season is observed atop Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

TOKYO, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Mt. Fuji, a World Cultural Heritage site which stands between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, is covered with a thin layer of snow for the first time this season on Oct. 11, 2015. The first snowcap on the 3,776-meter mountain is 11 days later than average but five days earlier than last year.

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2022, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Kongo covered with snow for the first time this season. The 1,125-meter mountain straddles Osaka and Nara prefectures in western Japan.

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2022, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Kongo covered with snow for the first time this season. The 1,125-meter mountain straddles Osaka and Nara prefectures in western Japan.

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2022, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Kongo covered with snow for the first time this season. The 1,125-meter mountain straddles Osaka and Nara prefectures in western Japan.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. Miho-no-matsubara, a seashore area lined with pine trees, is seen in the foreground. 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from an area in the city of Fujiyoshida, 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from an area in the city of Fujiyoshida, 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.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Izu Oshima Island 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.

1st snowcap of season on Mt. Fuji

1st snowcap of season on Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2012, shows Mt. Fuji capped with snow. The Japan Meteorological Agency's local observatory said the same day the first snow to accumulate this season on Mt. Fuji fell 18 days earlier than in an average year.

1st snowcap of season on Mt. Fuji

1st snowcap of season on Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 12, 2012, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mt. Fuji capped with snow. The Japan Meteorological Agency's local observatory said the same day the first snow to accumulate this season on Mt. Fuji fell 18 days earlier than in an average year.

1st snowcap of season on Mt. Fuji

1st snowcap of season on Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mt. Fuji capped with snow on Sept. 24, 2011. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the first snow to accumulate on Mt. Fuji since summer fell six days earlier than in an average year.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture shows the first snowcap of the season on Mt. Fuji on Sept. 25, 2010. The snowcap appeared six days earlier than average, according to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the first snowcap of the season on Mt. Fuji on Sept. 25, 2010. The snowcap appeared six days earlier than average, according to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture shows the first snowcap of the season on Mt. Fuji on Sept. 25, 2010. The snowcap appeared six days earlier than average, according to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture shows the first snowcap of the season on Mt. Fuji on Sept. 25, 2010. The snowcap appeared six days earlier than average, according to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory.

Mt. Asahidake sees 1st snowcap

Mt. Asahidake sees 1st snowcap

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Mt. Asahidake, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, has seen its first snowcap of the season, 12 days earlier than average, according to a local observatory on Sept. 12, 2009. Tourists are able to enjoy the sight of snow and colored leaves at the same time.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than average year

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than average year

KOFU, Japan - A thin layer of snow covers the peak of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 6, the first snowcap of the season. The snowcap comes five days later than average but one day earlier than last year, according to Kofu Meteorological Observatory.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than average year

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than average year

KOFU, Japan - A thin layer of snow covers the peak of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 6, the first snowcap of the season. The snowcap comes five days later than average but one day earlier than last year, according to Kofu Meteorological Observatory.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than average ye

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than average ye

KOFU, Japan - A thin layer of snow covers the peak of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 6, the first snowcap of the season. The snowcap comes five days later than average but one day earlier than last year, according to Kofu Meteorological Observatory. (Kyodo)