Aso Ke Gaku

On May 21 at around 12:30, a report was made of a parent-and-child bear in an apple orchard south of Taketate Elementary School in Hirakawa City. City staff patrolling the area sighted a bear-like animal at about 13:30; police and the hunting association conducted searches with drones but could not confirm the bear. The city halted school activities and will set a box trap at 09:00 on May 22.

Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori

5 days ago

On the afternoon of May 9, 2026, a bear was repeatedly sighted in rice fields near Hirakawa City's Osaki-Kidoguchi area and near Hiraga Higashi Elementary School. The municipality authorized an emergency gun hunt, and at around 18:30 hunters killed one adult male Asian black bear (about 1.5 m long, approximately 80 kg). No injuries were reported.

Hirakawa Osaki, Aomori

2 weeks ago

Around 1:00 p.m. on November 15, 2025, a single bear about 1 meter in length was sighted near a residence in the Nagamine district of Owani Town (Owani).

Nagamine district, Owani Town, Aomori

6 months ago

One bear sighted.

Owani Komaki, Aomori

6 months ago

Owani Nigaki, Aomori

6 months ago

Feeding damage (apples).

Hirakawa, Aomori

7 months ago

One bear sighted.

Hirakawa Karatake, Aomori

7 months ago

One bear sighted.

Hirakawa Oguni, Aomori

7 months ago