Mount Fuji: Quick Facts

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Nov. 3, 2026

News •

Japan launches a new national agency to deal with disasters • Nov. 2, 2026, 2:44 PM ET (Washington Post)

Mount Fuji gets season’s first snowcap, 28 days later than average • Oct. 30, 2026, 2:00 AM ET (Straits Times)

Photos and Videos

Snow-capped Mount Fuji rises above a layer of mist, with a bridge and calm water in the foreground under a pink and blue sky in Japan.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai shows a towering blue wave threatening boats, with Mount Fuji visible in the background.

Neatly planted rows of green tea bushes stretch across rolling fields with Mount Fuji, capped with snow, rising in the background in Japan.

Tourists take photos of a motorcyclist in front of a Lawson convenience store with Mount Fuji visible in the background at Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan.

Mount Fuji, Japan.

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