Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, photographs shared by local authorities and residents showed Wednesday, after the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.But photographs taken from different points around the active volcano,

Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of the year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm temperatures in the past few weeks.

In 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous woodblock print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Although the image of the volcano might linger in collective memory as snow-capped,

Mounting Doom Don't panic, but Japan's Mount Fuji has officially gone all of October without any snow, CNN reports, making it the longest period — and counting! — that the mountain has been snowless since records began 130 years ago.

Japan's Mount Fuji remains snowless as of October 29, marking the latest date for snowcap formation since records began 130 years ago.

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Japan’s most famous landmark, Mount Fuji, is commonly depicted with a pristine snowcap crowning its peak. Yet, this year, as November begins, the iconic mountain remains bare, marking the longest snowless period in 130 years.

Mount Fuji is one of the world's most instantly recognisable mountains and one of Japan's most iconic features.