Listening 5: Snow on Mount Fuji

Around the start of autumn

By the beginning of October

At the end of November

Sometime in early September

Earlier than last year

Later than last year

Around the same time as last year

On October 5

It is the earliest recorded since 1894

Records show snow has never fallen this late

It is the latest since 1894

It matches the long-term average

Under 3,000 meters

Over 3,000 meters

Around 7,000 meters

Close to 5,000 meters

When the summit is partially or completely snow-capped

When snow appears anywhere on the mountain

When snow reaches the base for the first time

When snow stays on the peak for more than a day

Unusually heavy rainfall at the summit caused the delay

Storms prevented snow from accumulating

Observers failed to monitor the summit in time

Rainfall at the peak did not freeze into snow

1.6°C

-1.6°C

-2°C

2°C

Being Japan's highest mountain

Its snow-covered peak

Early winter snowfall

Attracting tourists for climbing