On July 12, 2023, Kyoto Prefecture was hit by heavy rain accompanied by localized thunder due to the effects of fronts and troughs of atmospheric pressure.

Lightning strikes near Mt. Daimonji (Around 4 p.m. on July 12, looking east from the Kyoto Shimbun in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto)

Around 4:00 p.m., dark clouds rolled in in Kyoto City, and thunder roared. The camera captured the moment when lightning struck near Mt.

According to the Kyoto Local Meteorological Observatory, the atmosphere is expected to remain extremely unstable until late at night on July 13th. It calls attention to strong gusts and lightning strikes such as tornadoes.