Shrine or Temple Akita

Ooyama Jinja

大山神社

20 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 days ago

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At around 10:00 on May 21, 2026, a woman in her 60s at home sighted a bear about 1 meter long in a rice field in Usui Ōnakajima, Omagawamachi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. The bear was about 100 meters from nearby houses, and the Yokote Police are urging residents to be cautious.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

6 days ago

Official

I ran and escaped up the mountain.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

[Report] Near Omorimachi Oyama Shrine: Cub — approximately 1 meter (tall) cub

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

[No description of circumstances] Bear over 1.5 m

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

Saw a bear eating persimmons in the schoolyard. Destination unknown. Size unknown. About 100 m to the school building and about 20 m to a house.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

6 months ago

Official

[Post] While driving on a city road, about 10 m ahead I saw a cub crossing from near Omori Elementary School grounds toward the old Omori School Lunch Center. Length about 50 cm.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Approximately 1 m in length; it stood up and moved between houses, heading toward the elementary school.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

7 months ago

Official

[Post] (10/27 post) No details provided.

Yokote, Akita

7 months ago

News

At around 10:00 on May 21, 2026, a woman in her 60s at home sighted a bear about 1 meter long in a rice field in Usui Ōnakajima, Omagawamachi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. The bear was about 100 meters from nearby houses, and the Yokote Police are urging residents to be cautious.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

6 days ago

Official

I ran and escaped up the mountain.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

[Report] Near Omorimachi Oyama Shrine: Cub — approximately 1 meter (tall) cub

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

[No description of circumstances] Bear over 1.5 m

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 weeks ago

Official

Saw a bear eating persimmons in the schoolyard. Destination unknown. Size unknown. About 100 m to the school building and about 20 m to a house.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

6 months ago

Official

[Post] While driving on a city road, about 10 m ahead I saw a cub crossing from near Omori Elementary School grounds toward the old Omori School Lunch Center. Length about 50 cm.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

7 months ago

Official

Approximately 1 m in length; it stood up and moved between houses, heading toward the elementary school.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

7 months ago

Official

[Post] (10/27 post) No details provided.

Yokote, Akita

7 months ago

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