Mount Fuji gets its trademark snowcap after the longest delay in 130 years

The first snowfall on Mount Fuji, a Unesco World Heritage site, could be seen from the south-western side of the mountain
Mount Fuji gets its trademark snowcap after the longest delay in 130 years
Mount Fuji is snowcapped on Wednesday (Kyodo News/AP)

Mount Fuji in Japan finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years.

The first snowfall on Mount Fuji, a Unesco World Heritage site, could be seen from the south-western side of the mountain, according to the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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