Giovanni Bulian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. His publications include Indigenous Weather Understanding in Japanese Fishing Communities (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science, Oxford University Press, 2020) and, with Yasushi Nakano (eds.), Small-scale Fisheries in Japan: Environmental and Socio-cultural Perspectives (Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, 2018).

• DedicationList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on Transliteration and TranslationIntroductionChapter 1. Weighing the WeatherChapter 2. Meteorological MosaicsChapter 3. Floating BuddhasChapter 4. Weathered WisdomChapter 5. Hear the Thunder FishReferencesAppendixesIndex

“This is an ambitious scholarly endeavor, delving into the intricate relationship between the understanding of meteorological phenomena and the fishing practices prevalent within Japan's coastal communities and societies.” • Shingo Hamada, Osaka Shoin Women’s University