For the first time since record keeping began 130 years ago, it still hasn’t snowed on Japan’s Mount Fuji, breaking the record for the latest first snowfall since 1955.
Mount Fuji is seen over Lake Yamanakako on October 31, 2024 in Yamanakako Village, Japan. Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since records began 130 years ago. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
The iconic mountain usually sees its first snow by early October, with the snowfall from 2023 arriving by Oct. 5.
Lake Kawaguchi or Kawaguchiko is one of the most easily accessible of the Fuji Five Lakes because it has train connections to Tokyo. (Photo by John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The latest recorded snowfall occurred on Oct. 26 in both 1955 and 2016, according to the local meteorological office.
A couple stands on the beach of Lake Yamanakako in front of Mount Fuji on October 31, 2024 in Yamanakako Village, Japan. Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since records began 130 years ago. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
For rain to turn into snow, temperatures must be below freezing, but Japan continues to experience unusually high temperatures.
This year, Japan recorded its hottest summer with temperatures reaching more than 40˚C.
A couple look at Mount Fuji whose summit is covered with snow from Lake Yamanakako at Yamanakako village, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan on November 19, 2022. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Mount Fuji, located in central Japan, is the country’s tallest mountain and has been immortalized in artworks like Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”.
Sofia Hou
Sofia Hou
