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Chikushi Mori

筑紫森

69 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 23 hours ago

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Kazuno, Akita
Official

On the national road sidewalk / body length 1 m / 20 m from a private house / 20 m from the witness. A bear was sighted on the sidewalk of the national road.

Kazuno, Akita

23 hours ago
Kazuno, Akita
Official

[Report] While driving on National Route 103 toward Lake Towada, a single Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) approximately 60–70 cm in body length was walking on the road. Upon noticing the car, the bear ran east and fled.

Kazuno, Akita

1 week ago
Kazuno, Akita
Official

It was standing on a rock in the middle of the Oyu River. While I stopped the car and was operating the camera, it walked toward the mountain on the opposite bank. It’s a cub.

Kazuno, Akita

1 month ago
Kazuno, Akita
Official

On private property; about 1 m in length; about 10 m to the house. From inside the house, spotted a bear in the woods behind the house. There was a crunching sound. The distance to the witness was about 10 m.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago
Official

Two bears were observed on the north-facing slope from the house. One about 1 m long; the other size unknown. One left toward the east into the scrub; the direction of the other departure is unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago
News

On November 2, 2025, three elderly people working in fields in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, were successively attacked by a bear. At about 09:40 a.m., city councilor Kazuhide Miyano (76) was attacked by an approximately 1-meter bear in a field in Towada-Oyu, suffering injuries to his face and right arm; around 10:50 a.m. a man in his 70s in a rice field in Hanawa was bitten on his left hand and right leg, and an woman in her 80s in Towada-Yamane had her head scratched and was transported to a hospital. All could speak and were not believed to be in life-threatening condition; the attack sites were about 1.5 km apart, suggesting the possibility of different animals.

Towada-Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita

6 months ago
Official

Posted: On the national highway, two bears of unknown size and one about 70 cm; about 5 m from a house. While driving on the highway, I saw three bears on the sidewalk. The distance to the observer was about 10 m.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago
Official

In a private residence yard / length 1.2 m / about 1 m to the house. From inside the house, observed a bear moving between houses toward the forest. Distance to the witness about 10 m.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago

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