Ame-onna 雨女 (あめおんな) Rain Woman other names: Said to be related to a Chinese mountain goddess who became a cloud in the morning and rain in the evening, this female spirit is herself less a monster and more a folk deity, who can be seen walking about in the human world on wet nights. Farmers, who depend so much on keeping their crops watered, still pray for the appearance of beings like the ame-onna, for wherever she travels, the rain falls.