Shrine or Temple Akita

Ookuninushi Jinja

大国主神社

19 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 weeks ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

One bear (about 1.0 m in body length) sighted in the field / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

3 weeks ago

News

Around noon on 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Kobogawa, Hanaoka-machi, Ōdate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita

3 weeks ago

News

On the morning of October 30, in Hanaokacho, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, a bear attacked a pet Shiba Inu named Dai (male, 17), who was found with its abdomen torn and internal organs missing. The owner, a 60-year-old man, discovered bloodstains in front of the doghouse.

Hanaokacho, Odate City, Akita

7 months ago

Official

In a field, one bear about 1 m long, heading east, about 50 m from the nearest house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Sighted in a field / 1 bear (size unknown) / heading east / 50 m from the nearest house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Seen in a field from inside the house; 1 bear (about 50 cm long); 100 m from the nearest house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

[Post] Eating beans in the field. About 50 m from a house. Jaw injury (appears white). Seems to be a bear that visits daily. About 1.5 m in length.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

[Post] There were two adult Asian black bears about 100 m apart. Both looked like adults. They fed in a bean field for about 30 minutes, then returned to the mountains.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

One bear (about 1.0 m in body length) sighted in the field / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

3 weeks ago

News

Around noon on 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Kobogawa, Hanaoka-machi, Ōdate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita

3 weeks ago

News

On the morning of October 30, in Hanaokacho, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, a bear attacked a pet Shiba Inu named Dai (male, 17), who was found with its abdomen torn and internal organs missing. The owner, a 60-year-old man, discovered bloodstains in front of the doghouse.

Hanaokacho, Odate City, Akita

7 months ago

Official

In a field, one bear about 1 m long, heading east, about 50 m from the nearest house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Sighted in a field / 1 bear (size unknown) / heading east / 50 m from the nearest house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

Seen in a field from inside the house; 1 bear (about 50 cm long); 100 m from the nearest house.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

[Post] Eating beans in the field. About 50 m from a house. Jaw injury (appears white). Seems to be a bear that visits daily. About 1.5 m in length.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

Official

[Post] There were two adult Asian black bears about 100 m apart. Both looked like adults. They fed in a bean field for about 30 minutes, then returned to the mountains.

Odate, Akita

11 months ago

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