Japanese authorities erected a barrier at the site of a popular spot to take photos of the country’s famous Mount Fuji. The drastic decision to block the view of Mt. Fuji symbolizes tensions across the country as Japan reckons with the consequences of its tourism boom, driven by pent-up demand after the pandemic.
TOKYO — Mount Fuji has finally gotten its iconic snowcap, meteorologists in Japan said Thursday, more than a month later than it did last year and the latest of any year in 130 years of record-keeping. The snowcap on the nearly 12,300-foot-high mountain revealed itself 33 days later than last year, said Japan Meteorological Agency officials in the nearby district of Kofu, making this the longest delay since observations began in 1894.
It usually starts getting snow in early October, about a month after the end of the summertime hiking season. In 2008, its first snowfall arrived on Aug. 9. Thousands of tourists flock to the surrounding towns each year just to get a picture of the iconic snowy top, which becomes increasingly visible in the winter with the gradual disappearance of clouds that usually shroud the peak in the summer.
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