Meet Japan’s mythical beast who appears in bolts of lightning
<p><em>Raijū </em>is normally docile but gets agitated in storms and leaps up to run among the clouds, according to folklore</p><p>The Japanese <em>raijū</em> (thunder beast) is said to fall to Earth in a bolt of lightning. It is generally described as looking like a weasel, but is <a href="https://yokai.com/raijuu/?srsltid=AU7gw4V3bZrBdsiZkAYqn-gJPWjUJpAWtODZ_RGovKRCmU6dyQG7DRSC">also compared</a> to a cat, a wolf or a badger.</p><p>According to folklore the <em>raijū</em> is normally docile, but becomes agitated during storms and leaps up to run among the clouds. Trees struck by lightning are said to have been scratched by its claws.</p> <a
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