Last year, snow was first detected on Fuji on Oct 5.

Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday. Snow on average begins forming on Japan's highest mountain on October 2 and the latest it had been detected before…

Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday.