Blessings of nature

Kakita river, a river within the water system of Kano River, is backed with a spring water source of 1 million tons per day which is the largest amount of spring water in Japan, it is known as the shortest Grade 1 river in Japan with a length of only 1,200 meters.

A large scale eruption of Mt. Fuji happened 8,500 years ago erupted large amounts of lavas. Lavas were stored up between Mt. Hakone and Mt. Ashitaka, flowed along narrow valleys, finally reached the now Mishima City and upstream area of Kakita River. The lava was named Mishima Lava Flow afterward.

Mishima Lava Flow is a layer with porous structures which allow water to be passed within it easily. The layer under Mishima Lava Flow is the surface of volcanic stratum created in ancient times which doesn’t absorb water, therefore snow and rainfall in Mt. Fuji and Gotemba area became underground water sources, flowed to the Mishima City and Kakita River, finally poured out of the ground as a system of spring water. This system of abundant water resource not only create Kakita River, it also bring spiring water to many ponds including Komoike Pond, Kohama Pond, Suisenen and Maruike in Shimizu-cho in Mishima City.

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