Shrine or Temple Akita

Hachimanjinja

八幡神社

27 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Posted: A bear (1 m) crossed the prefectural road from the river direction to the mountain direction and disappeared into the woods. About 80 m to the nearest house.

Akita, Akita

6 months ago

News

An unidentified woman's body was found in a drainage ditch in Yuwa, Akita City; there were bear-sighting reports nearby and the body may have been damaged by a bear.

Yuwa, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago

News

On October 27, 2025, Shizuko (age 81 at the time) was found lifeless near a rice field in Yuwa, Akita City; the cause of death was an attack by an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma). Her husband, Koji Ikeda (86), a former hunting-association member, said bear appearances in the area had not been frequent.

Yuwa, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago

Official

About 50 cm bear in front of my home.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post: A bear about 70 cm long is walking toward the school grounds.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post: Crossed the road from the elementary school parking lot toward the rice fields to the west.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

News

A bear appeared in Yuwa Myoho Kamioobu, Akita City on the morning of October 25

Yuwa Myoho Kamioobu, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Posted: A bear (1 m) crossed the prefectural road from the river direction to the mountain direction and disappeared into the woods. About 80 m to the nearest house.

Akita, Akita

6 months ago

News

An unidentified woman's body was found in a drainage ditch in Yuwa, Akita City; there were bear-sighting reports nearby and the body may have been damaged by a bear.

Yuwa, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago

News

On October 27, 2025, Shizuko (age 81 at the time) was found lifeless near a rice field in Yuwa, Akita City; the cause of death was an attack by an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma). Her husband, Koji Ikeda (86), a former hunting-association member, said bear appearances in the area had not been frequent.

Yuwa, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago

Official

About 50 cm bear in front of my home.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post: A bear about 70 cm long is walking toward the school grounds.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post: Crossed the road from the elementary school parking lot toward the rice fields to the west.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

News

A bear appeared in Yuwa Myoho Kamioobu, Akita City on the morning of October 25

Yuwa Myoho Kamioobu, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago

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