Shrine or Temple Akita

Hachimanjinja

八幡神社

11 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 7 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

Official

Two bears were observed in a buckwheat field: one about 1.0 m long and one about 0.5 m. After fireworks, they headed into shrubs near the Gotanzawa River to the west. About 100 m to the nearest houses.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents observed one brown bear about 1.0 m long and two bears about 40 cm long near a residence. They then headed east into the woodland. The sighting point was about 10 m from the witness's home.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents observed a brown bear about 1 m long in the woodland along the prefectural road in front of their house. It later headed toward the southwestern woodland. About 30 m from the witness's house.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents observed one brown bear about 1 m long on the prefectural road in front of their home along the Yabu-Okita line. It stayed nearby for a while, then departed toward the southwestern woodland. About 20 m from a nearby house.

Kamikoani Fukudate, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents saw three bears near a field by their homes, likely a sow with cubs. They then moved south into the forest. Length unknown. About 80 m from a prefectural road and about 30 m from a nearby house.

Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Around 17:30, local residents saw two brown bears behind a residential area’s farm road. The mother about 1.2 m long; cub length unknown. They crossed farmlands and a prefectural road and moved into the forest toward the damaged area. About 30 m from nearby houses

Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita

8 months ago

Official

Local residents spotted one Asian black bear about 1.0 m long in a field near a residence. It then fled into the nearby woods, about 30 m from nearby houses.

Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita

10 months ago

Official

Post: While driving, saw a sow with cubs on the road. They immediately fled into a nearby forest.

Kamikoani Fukudate, Akita

10 months ago

Official

Two bears were observed in a buckwheat field: one about 1.0 m long and one about 0.5 m. After fireworks, they headed into shrubs near the Gotanzawa River to the west. About 100 m to the nearest houses.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents observed one brown bear about 1.0 m long and two bears about 40 cm long near a residence. They then headed east into the woodland. The sighting point was about 10 m from the witness's home.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents observed a brown bear about 1 m long in the woodland along the prefectural road in front of their house. It later headed toward the southwestern woodland. About 30 m from the witness's house.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents observed one brown bear about 1 m long on the prefectural road in front of their home along the Yabu-Okita line. It stayed nearby for a while, then departed toward the southwestern woodland. About 20 m from a nearby house.

Kamikoani Fukudate, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Local residents saw three bears near a field by their homes, likely a sow with cubs. They then moved south into the forest. Length unknown. About 80 m from a prefectural road and about 30 m from a nearby house.

Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Around 17:30, local residents saw two brown bears behind a residential area’s farm road. The mother about 1.2 m long; cub length unknown. They crossed farmlands and a prefectural road and moved into the forest toward the damaged area. About 30 m from nearby houses

Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita

8 months ago

Official

Local residents spotted one Asian black bear about 1.0 m long in a field near a residence. It then fled into the nearby woods, about 30 m from nearby houses.

Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita

10 months ago

Official

Post: While driving, saw a sow with cubs on the road. They immediately fled into a nearby forest.

Kamikoani Fukudate, Akita

10 months ago

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