Journeys in Japan S2013E05 - Pure Mt. Fuji: A Winter Journey

This week we journey to the foot of Mt. Fuji in winter to discover the area's majestic nature. The sacred mountain erupted many times in ancient times, creating lava beds. The snowmelt and rainfall that penetrate the lava and collect underground eventually return to the surface as spring water. Shimizu-cho in Shizuoka Prefecture-some 40 kilometers from Mt. Fuji-has daily as much as one million tons of spring water coming from the mountain. The water is a precious blessing of nature for local people living in the area. Cveto Podlogar from Slovenia visits superb viewing points of Mt. Fuji and follows the flow of its spring water.