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It is now the rainy season in Japan.
The season lasts for about a month, depending on the area but from the end of June to late July in Tokyo.
The rainy season is called "Tsuyu", and we write it "Plum rain season" in Chinese characters.
Beautiful, isn't it?

Here are some of the names for each type of rain in Japan.

Yuudachi (Late afternoon rain)
Gouu (Very hard rain)
Kirisame (Foggy rain)
Hisame (Cold rain in winter)
Akisame (Rain in autumn)
Tooriame (Spontanious rain)
Niwakaame (Even more spontanious rain)
Samidare (Rain in May)
Tenkiame (Rain while the sun is out)
Nagame (Soft and long rain)

and much more!
they all include the chinese character "AME", meaning rain, when we write, but the pronounciation differ as you can see.
This variation shows how heavily we think about the weather.
Come to Japan to experience all kinds of rains!