There are some methodologies to escape from Kaminari-sama; the methods such as escaping into a mosquito net, repeating the word "kuwabara (this comes from a tradition that Kaminari-sama, who was the ghost of SUGAWARA no Michizane, caused serious damage in the capital, but Kuwabara, the territory of Michizane, was never hit by thunder)" have been believed as effective.
雷さまから逃れるための方法論としては、蚊帳に逃げ込む、桑原（くわばら：菅原道真の亡霊が雷さまとなり、都に被害をもたらしたが、道真の領地の桑原には雷が落ちなかったと言う伝承から由来）と唱える、などが伝えられる。