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So if seen this happen in a few anime's before, but never really understood
why it happens.

A character with a wooden spoon like object and a bucket of water throws water
on the ground during summer. Why are they doing this?

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fZkER.jpg)


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Why is she throwing water on the ground?


This is called [Uchimizu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchimizu).

People do this to cool the street and as an effect - cools the surrounding
area and reduces the amount of dust that flies around.

In recent times there has been a push for people to use recycled water instead
to reduce waste.

The ladle and bucket are traditional, and can be replaced by hoses, buckets or
any handy implement. Ladles and buckets are used exclusively at Uchimizu
festivals though.

[Uchimizu.jp](http://www.uchimizu.jp/language/en/) provides a handy how-to
guide for the activity:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lPrew.gif) ![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/36DkE.gif) ![enter image
description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ks0sv.gif) ![enter image
description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EY9IT.gif) ![enter image
description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LfDWb.gif) ![enter image
description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bpCmy.gif)

[Further reading :) ](http://www.axiommagazine.jp/2012/06/25/keeping-
cool-101-uchimizu/)


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