Shrine or Temple Akita

Inari Jinja

稲荷神社

11 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 days ago

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Around 7:00 AM on 2026-05-21, traces suggesting a bear appearance were found in Hinaimachi Ogatsu, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

6 days ago

News

At a poultry house on the grounds of a residence in Okuzura, Hinai, Odate City, about 300 Hinai chickens were found dead on the morning of December 10, 2025. Bear tracks were found around the coop, and the city and police suspect the chickens panicked from a bear approach and were crushed to death. A pet dog was also found dead nearby on December 9.

Okuzura, Hinai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, Akita

5 months ago

News

Around 06:00 on December 9, 2025, at a private residence in Okuzawa, Hinaimachi, Odate City, a woman in her 70s found her dog lying outside its doghouse with bite-like wounds on its belly and legs and bleeding; the dog was dead. Bear-like footprints were found nearby, and the Odate police warned the public that the dog may have been attacked by a bear.

Okuzawa, Hinaimachi, Odate City, Akita

5 months ago

Official

[Post] While driving on Route 22 along the Sai River, I found a cub that seemed too young to be separated from its mother in an empty lot; I chased it by car, but the mother did not appear and it went down to the river. The dashcam footage is backlit and unclear, so I did not attach it.

Odate, Akita

6 months ago

Official

From a moving car, observed a bear walking at the doorway of an abandoned house. About 60–70 cm long.

Odate, Akita

7 months ago

Official

A driver saw one bear (about 0.5 m long) while driving; direction unknown; nearest house about 50 m away

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Driver saw two bears crossing the road: about 1 m and 0.4 m long, heading west, about 200 m from a house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Nearby residents saw 1 bear (about 0.5 m long) moving west; about 500 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

News

Around 7:00 AM on 2026-05-21, traces suggesting a bear appearance were found in Hinaimachi Ogatsu, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

6 days ago

News

At a poultry house on the grounds of a residence in Okuzura, Hinai, Odate City, about 300 Hinai chickens were found dead on the morning of December 10, 2025. Bear tracks were found around the coop, and the city and police suspect the chickens panicked from a bear approach and were crushed to death. A pet dog was also found dead nearby on December 9.

Okuzura, Hinai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, Akita

5 months ago

News

Around 06:00 on December 9, 2025, at a private residence in Okuzawa, Hinaimachi, Odate City, a woman in her 70s found her dog lying outside its doghouse with bite-like wounds on its belly and legs and bleeding; the dog was dead. Bear-like footprints were found nearby, and the Odate police warned the public that the dog may have been attacked by a bear.

Okuzawa, Hinaimachi, Odate City, Akita

5 months ago

Official

[Post] While driving on Route 22 along the Sai River, I found a cub that seemed too young to be separated from its mother in an empty lot; I chased it by car, but the mother did not appear and it went down to the river. The dashcam footage is backlit and unclear, so I did not attach it.

Odate, Akita

6 months ago

Official

From a moving car, observed a bear walking at the doorway of an abandoned house. About 60–70 cm long.

Odate, Akita

7 months ago

Official

A driver saw one bear (about 0.5 m long) while driving; direction unknown; nearest house about 50 m away

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Driver saw two bears crossing the road: about 1 m and 0.4 m long, heading west, about 200 m from a house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Nearby residents saw 1 bear (about 0.5 m long) moving west; about 500 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

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