Mountain Iwate

Yokone Gaku

横根岳

7 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 7 months ago

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On October 27 in Genbi, Ichinoseki City, a man in his 60s was fatally attacked by a bear. DNA typing of hair samples showed the bear that attacked the man and the bear later killed near the scene were different individuals, and hair from an October 22 dog attack was also from a different individual; the city has set traps and warned residents.

Genbi (Genbi-chō), Ichinoseki City, Iwate

7 months ago

Official

October 24, 2025

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 8

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 5

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 5

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 5

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

194 — June 18, 2022

Kurihara, Miyagi

3 years ago

News

On October 27 in Genbi, Ichinoseki City, a man in his 60s was fatally attacked by a bear. DNA typing of hair samples showed the bear that attacked the man and the bear later killed near the scene were different individuals, and hair from an October 22 dog attack was also from a different individual; the city has set traps and warned residents.

Genbi (Genbi-chō), Ichinoseki City, Iwate

7 months ago

Official

October 24, 2025

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 8

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 5

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 5

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

October 5

Kurihara, Miyagi

7 months ago

Official

194 — June 18, 2022

Kurihara, Miyagi

3 years ago

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