Do you know Teru Teru Bozu？

Have you heard of Teru Teru Bozu? It is going to rain! Let’s make a Teru Teru Bozu!

In the rainy season, you will see these cute little white dolls hanging around the schools. Have you ever wondered why they do this at schools?

The white dolls are called Teru Teru Bozu (てるてる坊主). “Teru” describes sunshine and “bōzu” means Buddhist monk. These dolls are handmade with white or red cloth. Sometimes, at schools they use craft papers or plastics. These dolls can do wonders because they can fend off the rain!

During outdoor activities or school trips in June or summer, the students and teachers always make these Teru Teru Bōzu dolls. They do this to wish for sunshine and to make the rain go away.

It started long time ago in Japan, when the farmers created these dolls, they said that if you hang the dolls upside down, it will call the rain, but hanging it normally would stop the rain.

Finally, to end this article, I’m going to share this famous Japanese nursery rhyme, associated with teru teru bozu, written by Kyoson Asahara and composed by Shinpei Nakayama, that was released in 1921. Please watch this video of Teru Teru Bozu song Youtube.