世論 What Japan Thinks

If you thought yesterday’s survey was a strange thing to ask about, here’s an even odder one – goo Ranking on one’s favourite cloud. As usual for goo Rankings, there is no demographic information, and the top-scoring costume gets 100 points and all the rest get rates as a percentage of the top rank. This survey was also conducted over a three day period towards the end of September.

Just in case you’re not familiar with the term contrails, it means the condensation trail left behind jet aircrafts, but is also the source of many chemtrail conspiracy theories (warning – secure tinfoil hat before clicking link).

In addition, the auspicious clouds answer includes, I believe, the popular Japanese folk belief that earthquakes are preceded by very red clouds at sunset.

Living in Japan, one would, however, get the impression that the favourite clouds are from the fog of cigarette smoke. My personal favourite is my tag cloud.

Q: What is your most favourite cloud?

Rank	日本語	Readings	English	Score
1	飛行機雲	hikoukigumo	Contrail, vapour trail	100
2	巻積雲・うろこ雲・いわし雲・さば雲・絹積雲	kensekiun, urukogumo, iwashigumo, sabagumo, kensekiun	Cirrocumulus	97.5
3	積乱雲・雷雲・入道雲	sekiran’un, raiun, nyuudougumo	Cumulonimbus	88.8
4	高積雲・ひつじ雲・ひつじ雲・むら雲	kousekiun, hitsujiun, hitsujigumo, murakumo	Altocumulus	70.1
5	巻雲・すじ雲・絹雲	makigumo, sujigumo, ken’un	Cirrus	41.7
6	積雲・綿雲	sekiun, watagumo	Cumulus	39.6
7	雄大積雲・ラピュダ・入道雲	yuudai sekiun, raputagumo, nyuudougumo	Cumulus congestus	30.8
8	巻層雲・うす雲	kensouun, usugumo	Cirrostratus	17.1
9	彩雲・慶雲・瑞雲	saiun, keiun, suiun	Glowing clouds, auspicious clouds	16.2
10	高層雲・おぼろ雲	kousouun, oborogumo	Altostratus	14.0