Mysterious tadpole rain in Japan

Japanese people, officials and scientists are confused when they hear about the strange torrential rain in Ishikawa's central province.

Tadpoles on the car glass in Nanao City on June 4.Photo: pinktentacle.com.

Ishikawa prefecture official said tadpole rain appeared twice in June. The first strange rain occurred on June 4 at 4pm in Nanao City. A 55-year-old man said he heard a strange sound before tadpoles fell into the car park in the city center. Then he and many others saw tadpoles die on cars. They are 2-3 cm long. However, tadpoles only appear on a land area of ​​300 square meters.

Meanwhile, the Hakusan city government - located near Nanao - also announced tadpole rains in the early morning of June 6. A 75-year-old woman said, she saw dozens of tadpoles on the car at 7am. Others see them at parking lots, sidewalks and courtyards. On the night before the city people heard strange sounds, but the local meteorological agency did not detect high winds or rain in the area.

Ground tadpoles in Hakusan city.Photo: pinktentacle.com.

The fact that small animals (like frogs, fish) fall from the sky is a very rare phenomenon in the world. Scientists believe that strong winds, storms and water cannons have drawn them up into the air and dropped elsewhere on the mainland. However, meteorologists in Ishikawa Prefecture disagree with this explanation.

Officials of Kanazawa Meteorological Station in Ishikawa Prefecture admitted they did not know where the tadpoles came from because by the time they fell, they did not detect any strong winds. The weather in Nanao and Hakusan has been stable recently, so meteorologists do not detect tornadoes or tornadoes in the two cities.

Another theory is: The birds have released tadpoles and dropped them while flying. However, scientists at the Yamashina Bird Research Institute in Abiko City, also rejected that possibility. "I have never heard or witnessed such events. We have not been able to find their cause," said a scientist from the Meteorological Station Kanazawa.