Oct 24 (NHK) - Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, has been capped with snow for the first time this season.
Local weather officials say that slight snow was observed near the top of the mountain at around 10:30 AM on Monday. It was 3 days earlier than last year, but 23 days later than the average.
The officials say the temperature at the peak was 3.5 degrees Celsius at around 7 AM.
They say that snow fell despite the relatively warm temperature, due to the effects of a rain front and Typhoon Lan, which made landfall early Monday morning.
Source: Kyodo