We are compiling an "Encyclopedia on Rainwater".
We welcome any information about rain in your country(region) !

Team for compiling "an Encyclopedia on Rainwater"
(People for promoting rainwater utilization)

We are collecting information to compile an an "Encyclopedia on Rainwater". We would like to enrich its contents. But it's too difficult to cover every field of rainwater by ourselves. Please let us know what you know about rain and its related matters. For example, we are interested in the following fields:


1. Meteorology and hydrology
･ circulation of water
･ Asian Monsoon
･ 'El Nino'
･ rain and snow
･ acid rain
･ floods in cities
･ fountains and wells
･ ground water

2. Your culture related to rain
･ poems and literature
･ ways in which various types of rain are expressed
･ proverbs
･ myths
･ songs and music
･ prayers for rain
･ water spirit and imaginary creature about rain
･ rain gear

3. Utilization of rainwater
･ example of the utilization of rainwater in daily life
･ example of the utilization of rainwater in case of a disaster

4. Methods or techniques for rainwater cathchment

5. What do you or the general population in your country think about rain ?
(Ex.) troublesome, valuable, indispensable

6. Any other information you may have about rain

There is an information card on the next page.　

People for Promoting Rainwater Utilization
1-8-1 Higashi-Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 131-0032, Japan

Tel +81-3-3611-0573 Fax +81-3-3611-0574