Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.

It’s official: some snow has finally graced the slopes of Mount Fuji. The first signs of a snowcap, a hallmark of Japan’s most iconic peak, have just made a late but memorable appearance. If you’ve been eagerly waiting for Mount Fuji to don its classic white top,

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. The national weather agency — which compares conditions in exactly the same location each year — has not yet announced a new record for the slowest formation of Mount Fuji’s famous snowcap,