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Noda Jinja

野田神社

68 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita
Official

One bear (1.5 m) sighted near the highway interchange

Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita

1 week ago
Gojome Noda, Akita
News

On 2026-05-19 a bear was sighted on the Akita Expressway near Gojome Town; when a driver slowed down the bear, startled, ran alongside the car. The driver said that if it had been dark they might have collided, and prefectural police report there have been three vehicle collisions with bears this year.

Gojome Noda, Akita

1 week ago
Gojome 川崎, Akita
Official

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Gojome 川崎, Akita

1 month ago
Gojome 字七倉, Akita
Official

[Report] Body length about 1 m. Fled toward Moriyama direction.

Gojome 字七倉, Akita

1 month ago
Gojome 字七倉, Akita
News

At around 14:25 on April 13, 2026, a woman in her 70s sighted a bear about 1 meter long crossing a town road in Nanakura, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture. The site is a residential area about 250 meters from the Gojome police station; multiple sightings have been reported and the police are using patrol cars to warn residents.

Gojome 字七倉, Akita

1 month ago
Gojome 川崎, Akita
Official

Posted: About 1 meter in length, went into the woods right in front of a house. The Gojome Town Hall has already been contacted.

Gojome 川崎, Akita

1 month ago
Gojome 東磯ノ目一丁目, Akita
Official

[Post] Spotted while delivering newspapers. It ran from the old Daysan Super direction and disappeared into the brush. About 70 cm long.

Gojome 東磯ノ目一丁目, Akita

6 months ago
News

Around 06:00 on November 17, at a private property in Moriyamashita, Koike, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture, a resident in his 70s found his pet Labrador retriever dead with bite wounds to the abdomen. Bear droppings were found nearby and the dog showed bite marks believed to be from a bear, so the police consider it a bear-related incident.

Moriyamashita, Koike, Gojome Town, Akita

6 months ago

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