Mount Fuji watchers report that the first snow came one day earlier than last year, about 7 days earlier than on average. (Picture from the TV here). Mt Fuji is a very symmetrical stratovolcano mountain. Other such mountains are of course Washington State’s Mt Rainier, and Kilimandjaro in Africa.
Here’s how the numbers stack up for the three mountains.
| Mt Fuji | 3,776 m | 12,388 ft | last eruption 1707 |
| Mt Rainier | 4,392 m | 14,411 ft | last eruption 1894 |
| Mt Kilimandjaro | 5,895 m | 19,341 ft | none in recorded history |
And hey – I have a Mt Fuji in my wallet as well : the back of a ¥1,000 note (that’s about US$13).
