Japan’s Kofu Local Meteorological Office, which has announced the first snowfall on Fuji each year since it was established in 1894, has yet to do so this year, citing unseasonably warm weather.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports on the special challenges faced by one of Japan's most iconic landmarks. ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: Around the world, Mount Fuji is a symbol of Japan.

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Mount Fuji, with its snow-capped peak, is Japan’s most recognisable landmark. It’s the highest mountain in Japan and reaches over 12 000 feet.

Some Japanese venerate it as a god. Artists have immortalized it in works such as the Thirty-six Views Of Mount Fuji by 19th century painter and printmaker Hokusai.