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Shiwa Bijinesuhoteru

紫波ビジネスホテル

6 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Shiwa 日詰, Iwate
News

In Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a fire brigade member was attacked by a bear; this occurred the day before a police officer was attacked. The report notes the timing and relation of the incidents but does not specify detailed injury information.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

1 month ago
Shiwa 日詰, Iwate
News

In Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a member of the fire brigade was reported to have been affected by a bear. The article states this occurred the day before a police officer was attacked.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

1 month ago
Shiwa 紫波中央駅前二丁目, Iwate
News

At around 10:00 on April 21, 2026, a police officer searching for a missing person in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture was attacked by a bear and suffered bites to the face and arm. The bear believed to have carried out the attack was killed after several hours of search.

Shiwa 紫波中央駅前二丁目, Iwate

1 month ago
Shiwa 日詰, Iwate
News

On the morning of April 21, 2026, in a stream area of Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a male police officer searching for a missing person with hunting association members was attacked by a bear and was taken to hospital with bites to his face and arms. The bear that was killed was near the scene where the body of a missing woman was found; her body had multiple wounds and is believed to have been attacked by a bear.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

1 month ago
Shiwa 日詰, Iwate
News

Iwate Prefecture issued a warning about Asian black bear sightings. On April 21, 2026, in Shiwa Town a woman's body believed to have been attacked by a bear was found, and a police officer was seriously injured.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

1 month ago
News

At around 05:40 on November 8, 2025, a passerby spotted one adult bear near 20-2 Hizume Higashiura in Shiwa Town. No harm to people or damage to property was reported.

Hizume Higashiura, Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, Iwate

7 months ago

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