Shrine or Temple Akita

Kumazawa Jinja

熊澤神社

11 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 weeks ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

National road / body length 70 cm / 60 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Semboku City, I saw one small bear cross the road and run toward the village.

Kazuno, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

In a rice field, one bear about 1 m and two bears about 50 cm were sighted. The observer was about 90 m away, and the nearest house about 120 m.

Kazuno 平, Akita

7 months ago

Official

[Post] A bear about 1 m long (likely a mother) and a bear about 50 cm long were sighted. The distance to the observer and the nearest house were each about 100 m.

Kazuno 平, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post: Two cubs were eating something in the rice field.

Kazuno 赤平, Akita

7 months ago

Official

A driver heading from Hachimantai to Hanawa saw three bears in the paddy on the far side of Kuma-sawa River: one about 1 m and two about 0.5 m — likely a mother with two cubs. Observer about 50 m away; nearest house about 150 m.

Kazuno 熊沢, Akita

7 months ago

Official

From 17:00 on 8/24 to 6:00 on 8/25, there was damage to a garbage site likely caused by a bear. The nearest house was about 80 meters away.

Kazuno 赤平, Akita

9 months ago

Official

Inside the shrine grounds; about 60 cm long; 100 m from a house. While driving on the national road, a small bear climbed a pear tree in the shrine woods and ate pears. The bear crossed the national road and fled east into the valley. Observer distance: 50 m

Kazuno 水沢, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Raided cattle feed.

Kazuno 蛇沢, Akita

1 year ago

Official

National road / body length 70 cm / 60 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Semboku City, I saw one small bear cross the road and run toward the village.

Kazuno, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

In a rice field, one bear about 1 m and two bears about 50 cm were sighted. The observer was about 90 m away, and the nearest house about 120 m.

Kazuno 平, Akita

7 months ago

Official

[Post] A bear about 1 m long (likely a mother) and a bear about 50 cm long were sighted. The distance to the observer and the nearest house were each about 100 m.

Kazuno 平, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Post: Two cubs were eating something in the rice field.

Kazuno 赤平, Akita

7 months ago

Official

A driver heading from Hachimantai to Hanawa saw three bears in the paddy on the far side of Kuma-sawa River: one about 1 m and two about 0.5 m — likely a mother with two cubs. Observer about 50 m away; nearest house about 150 m.

Kazuno 熊沢, Akita

7 months ago

Official

From 17:00 on 8/24 to 6:00 on 8/25, there was damage to a garbage site likely caused by a bear. The nearest house was about 80 meters away.

Kazuno 赤平, Akita

9 months ago

Official

Inside the shrine grounds; about 60 cm long; 100 m from a house. While driving on the national road, a small bear climbed a pear tree in the shrine woods and ate pears. The bear crossed the national road and fled east into the valley. Observer distance: 50 m

Kazuno 水沢, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Raided cattle feed.

Kazuno 蛇沢, Akita

1 year ago

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