"For the first time in 130 years of observation"...What happened at Mt. Fuji?

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The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 27th that the first snow on Mount Fuji, Japan, which marks the beginning of winter, did not fall until October 26, marking the latest first snow in 130 years of weather observation.

In the meantime, the last time the first snow fell was in 2016 and October 26, 1955, in the record of '冠雪' observing snow covered in Mount Fuji.

Last year, the first snow was observed on October 5, and the average annual average was October 2, according to the media.The

Kohu Local Meteorological Agency said the reason for the delay in the first snow of Mt. Fuji this year is because the temperature is higher than usual.

Employees of the Kofu Provincial Meteorological Department, located about 40 kilometers from the top of Mount Fuji, which is 3,776 meters high, check whether snow has accumulated with the naked eye. It has stuck to this method since 1894.

The media added, "If the area around Fujisan Mountain or downtown Kofu is cloudy, it may be difficult to observe even if it snows."

Meanwhile, Mount Fuji, which was created after a long period of differentiation, is considered the highest mountain in Japan and a representative mountain symbolizing Japan.

Reporter Lee Yu Na from Digital News Team.