camelliakyoto OP , 2 months ago

There was a charming belief that the first spring lightning (初雷 'hatsurai') awoke hibernating insects in the ground, and thus it was also called 'mushidashi-no-kaminari' (虫出しの雷 'surfacing insect lightning').

Between March and May storms were known as 'shunrai' (春雷).

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At this time of year a variety of sweets called 'shunrai' ('spring lightning') are produced. The surface of the sweet looks cracked, as if the earth has been struck by lightning.
Sanjusangen-do's famous statue of Fujin (the god of wind).
Sanjusangen-do's famous statue of Raijin (the god of thunder), surrounded by drums which he uses to make thunder.