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Kojou Yama

古城山

4 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 months ago

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Around 9:30 a.m. on December 2, 2025, inside the yard of a house near Higashi Izumo-chō Kamieto in Matsue City’s Higashi Izumo area, near the 'Higashi Izumo Ochiratō Village,' an adult bear about 1 meter long.

Matsue Higashiizumocho-Kamiito, Shimane

6 months ago
Kamiitohigashi, Higashiizumo-cho, Matsue City, Shimane
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Around 09:30 on December 2, a resident in Kamiitohigashi, Higashiizumo-cho, Matsue City, saw an adult Asian black bear about 1 meter in size on the hillside through a window. At about 11:30, hunting association members and city/prefectural staff found bear-like footprints nearby and police patrolled the area, but the bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Kamiitohigashi, Higashiizumo-cho, Matsue City, Shimane

6 months ago
Official

May 26, 2025, around 10:00 AM: A citizen reported bear-like footprints in a field near Shimada-ike in Iya, Higashi Izumo Town. City staff and the Izumo Hunters Association investigated; footprints about 20 cm long, believed to be from one bear; body length unknown.

Matsue Higashiizumocho-Iunan 3-chome, Shimane

1 year ago
Official

Around 10:15 AM on Feb 17, 2024, near the community hall in Higashi Izumo-cho, Matsue City, one bear sighted

Matsue Higashiizumocho-Kamiito, Shimane

2 years ago

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