Snow On Mount Fuji 16 Days Earlier Than Last Year

Above, a shinkansen view of Mount Fuji last October. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It is hard to say what this means over the long haul (probably nothing), but Japan Today reported that snow has fallen on the summit of Mount Fuji 16 days earlier than last year.

They reported:

TOKYO —A thin layer of snow was observed on the peak of Mt Fuji on Sunday morning, 16 days earlier than last year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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