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Dakeyama

岳山

16 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 weeks ago

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My wife saw a bear crossing the lava rocks heading to the mountains. She was alone at that time and terrified. The distance between them was approximately 5 metres apart. I was away from my wife until she made a call and she started backing off to the car park area.

Ōshū, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Ōshū, Iwate
Official

Encountered one adult bear above the junction of Tsubu-numa and Naka-numa courses. When I shouted loudly, the bear ran away.

Ōshū, Iwate

1 month ago
Official

One bear sighted above/near the national highway tunnel.

Ōshū, Iwate

2 months ago
Isawa Wakayanagi, Oshu City, Iwate
News

At around 04:00 on November 25, 2025, at a private house in Isawa Wakayanagi, Oshu City, a bear ate persimmons hanging to dry on the veranda. A resident woke after hearing the clothes pole fall and, upon checking, found a bear.

Isawa Wakayanagi, Oshu City, Iwate

7 months ago
Isawa Wakayanagi, Oshu City, Iwate
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At around 18:15 on November 13, 2025, two bears were sighted near Inari 38, Isawa Wakayanagi, Oshu City. No damage was reported; the bears ran east and Oshu police officers are monitoring the area.

Isawa Wakayanagi, Oshu City, Iwate

8 months ago
Official

An adult bear was sighted at Tsubu-numa Campground.

Ōshū, Iwate

8 months ago
Official

Spotted one adult bear 1 km west of Tsubu-numa Campground.

Ōshū, Iwate

8 months ago
Official

While cycling from Ichinoseki to Lake Oshu, I sighted one adult (bear).

Ōshū, Iwate

9 months ago

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