FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi -- Mt. Fuji was seen lightly dusted with snow at the top for the first time this season, the Fujiyoshida city government in Yamanashi Prefecture announced Monday. The snowfall came about a month earlier than last year.
Since 2006, the city located at the base of the mountain independently confirms the snowfall on Mt. Fuji and issues a declaration separately from one released by the Kofu Local Meteorological Office.
Rain is believed to have turned into snow at the mountaintop due to cooler temperatures over the holiday weekend, according to the local government.
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