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Shiroiwa

白岩

84 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 days ago

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Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori
News

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
News

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
Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori
News

On the evening of April 23, 2026, a bear was sighted in the woodland south of the parking lot at Tsugaru Densho Kogeikan in Fuku, Kuroishi City. Because a settlement is nearby, the city has urged local residents and people working in nearby fields to be very cautious.

Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori

1 month ago
Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori
News

On the evening of April 23, 2026, a bear was sighted in the woodland south of the Tsugaru Densho Kogeikan parking lot in Fukuro, Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture. Because the area is close to a settlement, the city has urged nearby residents and people working in agricultural fields to be on high alert.

Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori

1 month ago
Kuroishi 大字板留, Aomori
News

An adult Asiatic black bear (estimated body length about 1.10–1.20 m) was sighted crossing a residential road in Itadoru Aza Teranosawa, Kuroishi City at around 13:00. No damage was reported, and the city warned nearby residents and people working in fields to be cautious, advising not to turn your back and not to shout if encountering the bear.

Kuroishi 大字板留, Aomori

1 month ago
Official

one bear sighted

Kuroishi 大字上山形, Aomori

7 months ago
Official

Apple damage (feeding).

Hirakawa, Aomori

7 months ago
Official

Apple damage (feeding).

Hirakawa Kanaya, Aomori

7 months ago

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