Shrine or Temple Akita

Nami U Kokorozashi Betsu Jinja Satomiya

波宇志別神社里宮

6 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Spotted a bear on the hill behind my house. The bear moved toward Horito (south).

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

2 months ago

News

Around noon on 2026-05-29, a bear was seen moving in Kinnonezaka, Yasawagi, Omori-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

2 months ago

Official

[Post] 50 m from a residence. Info: A bear about 1 m long was sighted in a rice field; movement direction unknown.

Yokote 坂ノ下, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Driving on the Yokote–Ōmori–Ōuchi line from Yokote toward Sakabe, a bear came down from a right-hand slope in front of the Yazawaki Tunnel. It noticed the car, climbed the slope, and fled into the mountains. Length about 1 m.

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

2 years ago

Official

About 1 m long bear on the shrine grounds.

Yokote 滝ノ沢, Akita

2 years ago

Official

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

3 years ago

Official

Spotted a bear on the hill behind my house. The bear moved toward Horito (south).

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

2 months ago

News

Around noon on 2026-05-29, a bear was seen moving in Kinnonezaka, Yasawagi, Omori-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

2 months ago

Official

[Post] 50 m from a residence. Info: A bear about 1 m long was sighted in a rice field; movement direction unknown.

Yokote 坂ノ下, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Driving on the Yokote–Ōmori–Ōuchi line from Yokote toward Sakabe, a bear came down from a right-hand slope in front of the Yazawaki Tunnel. It noticed the car, climbed the slope, and fled into the mountains. Length about 1 m.

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

2 years ago

Official

About 1 m long bear on the shrine grounds.

Yokote 滝ノ沢, Akita

2 years ago

Official

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

3 years ago

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