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Shiroiwa

白岩

91 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 days ago

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Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori
Official

The mulch laid out in the field had been torn, and footprints were left behind.

Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori

3 days ago
Official

Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Karatake, Aomori

1 month ago
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

1 month ago
Official

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Hirakawa Osaki, Aomori

2 months 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 months ago
Official

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Hirakawa Osaki, Aomori

2 months ago
Official

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Hirakawa Osaki, Aomori

2 months ago
Official

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Hirakawa Hirofune, Aomori

2 months ago

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