Plum Rain or Tadpole Rain

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Published: June 11, 2009Posted in: Kimonobox on JapanTags: baiyu, plum rain, tadpole rain

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Rainy season in Japan

Plum Rain – what a great way of describing the climate in June in Japan. The rainy season is called this because most parts of Japan experience the rainy season during the time that plums ripen! There are also other symbols of the rainy season – the Hydrangea and the Irises are beautiful at this time of year.

The Asahi is reported the fish rain in Ishikawa

The Asahi reported fish rain in Ishikawa

One thing that was not so beautiful however was the strange occurence of tadpole and even fish rain, that has baffled many Japanese and foreigners alike! The Asahi newspaper reported the appearance of fish rain in Ishikawa with the above small fish raining down from above.

Whilst in Kanazawa witnesses discovered hundreds of dead tadpoles measuring 2-3 centimetres long. That’s a little creepy!

Pictures from Pink Tentacle

The Kanazawa Meteorological Observatory are amazed!

With this strange case of ‘Tadpole of Fish Rain’, umbrellas are a necessity for sure!
Perhaps the vending machine selling umbrellas will be in hot demand this rainy season.

Umbrella Vending Machine

Enjoy the rainy season but keep an umbrella at hand!

Umbrellas everywhere in rainy season

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I have lived and worked in Japan for the past twenty five years off and on. I have seen many changes and enjoyed the various paradoxes and anomalies of everyday Japanese living.