Shrine or Temple Akita

Inari Jinja

稲荷神社

8 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 10 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Grass beside the prefectural road: one bear about 1.0 m; two bears about 0.5 m each (three bears total). While driving, spotted what appeared to be a mother with two cubs in the brush; they moved into the southern brush. Observer distance about 50 m.

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

10 months ago

Official

On the prefectural road, about 80 cm in body length, 1.3 km from a house. While driving on the prefectural road, a bear’s head peeked out from the eastern forest. The bear noticed the car, stopped crossing, and retreated to the eastern forest. Driver observed. Distance about 2 m.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Encountered while driving. After seeing the car, it moved from the roadside into brush. No photo taken.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

1 year ago

Official

On the site of an empty house.

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Storage shed

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Moved south from a private yard into the forest.

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Crossed the prefectural road heading south.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

In the forest.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

4 years ago

Official

Grass beside the prefectural road: one bear about 1.0 m; two bears about 0.5 m each (three bears total). While driving, spotted what appeared to be a mother with two cubs in the brush; they moved into the southern brush. Observer distance about 50 m.

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

10 months ago

Official

On the prefectural road, about 80 cm in body length, 1.3 km from a house. While driving on the prefectural road, a bear’s head peeked out from the eastern forest. The bear noticed the car, stopped crossing, and retreated to the eastern forest. Driver observed. Distance about 2 m.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Encountered while driving. After seeing the car, it moved from the roadside into brush. No photo taken.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

1 year ago

Official

On the site of an empty house.

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Storage shed

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Moved south from a private yard into the forest.

Kazuno 下新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Crossed the prefectural road heading south.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

3 years ago

Official

In the forest.

Kazuno 中新田, Akita

4 years ago

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